About This Clinic
The mission of the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine is to provide
a no-cost primary health care service to medically underserved people
residing in the Coachella Valley. It is the only free clinic in the
Valley.
Eligibility Criteria
You must be a resident of the Coachella Valley. Evidence of residency will be required.
You cannot be eligible for any other health care assistance including,
but not limited to, Riverside County MISP, Medi-Cal, Veterans
Administration, or any employer-funded or private health insurance.
Your household income cannot exceed 200% of the current Federal Poverty
Guidelines for your family size. Family members are defined as parents
or guardians, spouses, children, or domestic partners. VIM will
carefully consider household circumstances when counting and considering
family-member status; however working family members who have reached
the age of 18 must qualify individually. Full-time college students up
to age 24 will be counted as family members.
Does not treat children.
Services
The
clinic provides basic primary acute and preventative medical and dental
services to eligible patients. A referral network of local specialists
provide consultation and treatment for conditions that are beyond the
scope of the clinic. We also have a formal referral affiliation with
the Riverside County Regional Medical Center for more complex needs,
procedures, or hospitalization.
Services include:
Preventive and acute care.
Chronic disease management
Minor procedures
Laboratory, Imaging and other diagnostic testing
Gynecologic services/Well women's preventative care
Prescription Assistance
Basic Dentistry including fillings and extractions. No crowns, root canals, or dentures.
Educational programs for disease management.
The clinic does not stock or prescribe narcotics or pain medications.
Appointment Availability
Initial appointments for routine chronic or non-urgent care services can typically be made within a 2 week time-frame. There is minimal œurgent-care appointment availability on a first-come, first-served basis by appointment within 3 days. Existing patients are given priority for urgent care appointments. There is a substantial waiting list for dental services.
The clinic sees adult patients by appointment only. Initial eligibility screening and appointment scheduling can be done by phone or in person.
Bi-lingual telephone eligibility screening is available from 8 to 5, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays 8-12.
Hours:
Tuesday through Friday, and two Saturdays each month
9 am to 5 pm
Appointments are preferred; a limited number of walk-in appointments are usually available
Work Hour
2022 US Federal Poverty Guidelines
for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia
| Persons in family / household | Poverty guideline |
|---|---|
| 1 | $13,590 |
| 2 | $18,310 |
| 3 | $23,030 |
| 4 | $27,750 |
| 5 | $32,470 |
| 6 | $37,190 |
| 7 | $41,910 |
| 8 | $46,630 |
| For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $5,430 for each additional person. | |