DR. KELLEY LEAVES A LEGACY WITH VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE Harley Kelley, MD (pictured right) first heard about VIM from the clinic’s first Medical Director, Bob Hakala, MD. Dr. Kelley has been a surgeon...
Volunteer Story: Mary Pat Clasen This week we’re profiling dedicated VIM volunteer Mary Pat Clasen. Mary Pat is originally from the Midwest, where she grew up in Chicago, went to school in Minnesota...
Volunteer Story: Addie At a very tender age, Addie learned the most important lesson about the purpose and meaning of life: to use your gifts, skills and abilities in service that helps other people...
Patient Story: Emily About 10 years ago, Emily was on a ski trip and took a hard fall right on her abdomen that happened to hit a mole. She didn’t think much of it at the time but soon began to feel...
Patient Story: Nola and John Lopez John and Nola Lopez met in Idaho and traveled around the country after they got married. They settled down and bought property in La Pine in 1982. John grew up in...
Founding Director: Jim Peterson “Just imagine if you did not have health insurance. What would you do if you, or a loved one, needed medical care but you had nowhere to turn for help?” This is the...
Patient Story: Ramona Seventeen years ago, Ramona moved to Central Oregon with her husband and four children. She soon learned that she had diabetes, but she did not have resources for treatment...