Who We Are

Our Story

Volunteers In Medicine Berkshires was created by a dedicated group of healthcare professionals, business people, and community volunteers during 2003. A year later, VIM welcomed our first patients to our clinic in Great Barrington.

Since opening in 2004, demand for VIM’s services has been growing. In spite of government insurance programs, thousands of Berkshire residents still qualify for VIM’s free health care. Some are treated for a brief period and then become enrolled in a community health program. But for hundreds of others, VIM is their medical home.

Today, about 70 volunteer healthcare providers, 100 volunteer interpreters, drivers, receptionists and more, and a small paid staff treat roughly 1,300 patients during about 6,000 patient visits a year.

Services we provide:

–Medical

–Dental

–Behavioral health

–Optometry

–Nutrition counseling

–Exercise therapy

–Integrative pain management

While healthcare organizations increasingly understand the impact of the social determinants of health on health outcomes, VIM treats it as a seamlessly integrated piece of its protocol.