Mobile Medical Care Inc.
Mobile Medical Care Inc. cares for more than 6,000 low-income residents of Montgomery County through 15 multilingual and multicultural clinics and mobile medical vans.
It serves uninsured residents who would otherwise have to visit the ER to receive medical attention. Through partnerships with area hospitals, MobileMed is able to provide free or low-cost lab work and testing as well as specialty care.
Headquartered: Bethesda
Serves: county-wide
What a donation buys:
• $250 covers the cost for 280 basic screening tests for colon cancer.
• $1,000 provides four diabetic patients with the tools and medication to manage their illness for a year.
• $10,000 allows the mobile medical van to spend two weeks helping 100 people in hard-to-reach communities.
Volunteer opportunities: (SSL)
• Weekly: Serve as a clinic volunteer.