Volunteers in Medicine, Chattanooga Inc. is a locally funded effort to meet the needs of our friends and neighbors who do not have regular access to medical care. Support has come from local churches, businesses, foundations and individuals.  It’s easy to say “Let someone else do it,” but the VIM Chattanooga family of supporters is collectively saying “Together we can do it!”  It takes all of us sharing the burden and the joy to meet this need. 

We’re sure that you know hard working individuals who do not earn enough to purchase health insurance or whose employer cannot afford to offer health benefits? The “working uninsured” are found in every community across the country.  Join us in meeting the needs of our friends and neighbors by making a tax-deductible donation or a pledge to VIM Chattanooga. 

The medically under-served are scattered around the United States in every city, town, and village. If you look around, it is not difficult to find them. They are our neighbors. Their lack of basic health care is not just a problem for them, but for all of us. Over 46 million Americans do not have health insurance. Over 43,000 of these live in Hamilton County, Tennessee. 

No community can be truly healthy if a significant portion of the population is excluded from basic health care services. In the absence of a national health policy that includes health care for everyone, concerned citizens need to find other ways to provide the medically under-served with the health care services they need.  VIM Chattanooga has taken up the task for our community.