Did you know there are over 44,000 uninsured people in Lincoln/Lancaster County? As unbelievable as this might seem, it’s true! That is why we opened the People’s City Mission Free Medical Clinic in July of 2009. The Medical Clinic is staffed by just 3 paid Mission employees, and then supported by over 30 part time medical volunteers who are retired from medicine or are serving here on their days off.

The Medical Clinic offers general medical care along with Vision, Dental, Behavioral Health, Chiropractic care, Dermatology and Diabetic education to name a few of the services. It is truly making a difference in the lives of many people living near the poverty line!!

In fact, not long ago a woman came into our clinic - a hard working teacher in the community. Unfortunately, she had no health insurance. This person had avoided going to the hospital due to previous unpaid medical bills and the high cost of care. She was feeling very ill one day and decided to come try our clinic. The doctor on duty quickly diagnosed she was having a heart attack, gave her immediate treatment, and saved her life.

In the past year we have seen approximately 8,200 patients and provided over 670 prescriptions to uninsured individuals. The People’s City Mission Free Clinic does all of this without the aid of government funding, further relieving the economic strain on our community.

We couldn’t accomplish any of this if it wasn’t for our amazing medical volunteers along with the financial support from donors like you. And please know, we really do need your financial support to keep this going. Would you consider donating and becoming part of our effort to provide quality medical care to those in need?