PORT ANGELES — Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics, or VIMO, received $2,500 in donations from the employees of Olympic Medical Center through OMC charities this month.
The funds will help the free clinic provide acute primary care to adults on the North Olympic Peninsula who have no health insurance or no other health care options available to them, said Rebekah Miller, VIMO board member.
“VIMO is of course thankful for OMC’s ongoing financial support, but OMC’s generosity is demonstrated in countless other ways, too,” Miller said in a statement.
“For instance, Graciella Harris, who manages the nutrition department at the hospital, coordinates the delivery of sandwiches to the clinic volunteers the last Thursday night of every month.”
VIMO’s clinic manager, Tiffany Sopher, is in daily contact with various staff members of the hospital, Miller said.
“Almost every day, I’m on the phone with radiology, the lab, finance and/or the emergency department,” Sopher told Miller.
“We couldn’t function without them, and they’re a pleasure to work with.”
All medical care at VIMO is provided by a small support staff and volunteers.
In partnership with Olympic Medical Center and United Way of Clallam County, VIMO is funded by grants and community member donations.
