The JCHC, founded in 1972, has continued to serve as a free clinic for patients, whose incomes are insufficient to pay for private medical care, which lack health insurance, and who are ineligible for government assistance. The clinic is supported by private donations. Dentists, physicians, nurses, optometrists, dietitians, opticians, pharmacists, physical therapists, and lay people volunteer their services to the patients usually at the Clinic, but also in their private offices. Various hospitals, laboratories, and diagnostic centers provide a wide range of procedures and tests at no charge to the patient. Pharmaceutical companies and physicians donate samples to the state licensed pharmacy whose formulary is augmented by medications that are purchased from the Clinic's limited budget.
Patients receive their medications from the clinic pharmacy free of charge if they are available.
During the evenings community volunteers staff the clinic. The PSMP provides daytime and Wednesday evening medical clinic coverage. The combined efforts of all of these people result in 15,000 patient visits annually. If your browser does not support image maps click on the links below.