Healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

Delivering free healthcare for the working uninsured in Bergen County, NJ.

Healthcare is a right,
not a privilege.

Delivering free healthcare
for the working uninsured in
Bergen County, NJ.

Vicky hugging a female patient, highlighting the warm and welcoming medical home BVMI provides for patients.

Healthcare is a right,

not a privilege.

Delivering free healthcare for the working uninsured in Bergen County, NJ.

What We Believe

We believe in treating patients with dignity, respect and compassion while providing the highest standard of medical care in Bergen County, New Jersey.

WHO WE HELP

Volunteer Doctor meeting with a male patient in a BVMI exam room.

BMVI’s patients are your neighbors. You see them every day, working essential jobs in our community.

These hardworking residents of Bergen County work, but don’t earn enough money to be able to afford healthcare.

VOLUNTEER

BVMI Volunteer Nurse working on a computer in the BVMI Healthcare Center.

BVMI volunteers are amazing! They are the heart and soul of the healthcare center, and donate thousands of hours of their time to make sure that BVMI’s patients have access to quality, compassionate healthcare.

GIVE

BVMI patient, Alondra, with her 2 daughters and young son.

You can make a lasting difference in the lives of the 1,000+ people who call BVMI their medical home.

Our Mission

Powered by passionate volunteers

BVMI delivers free, high-quality healthcare to Bergen County’s working uninsured, helping them live healthy, productive lives.

You Make it Possible

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of patients with diabetes have controlled blood sugar, exceeding the national HEDIS benchmark of 34.7%.
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of hypertensive patients have controlled blood pressure, surpassing the national HEDIS benchmark of 60.9%.
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Patient Story

Martha: Heart Disease

Martha is a 75-year-old being treated for diabetes, hypertension, thyroid and heart disease.

Prior to becoming a BVMI patient in 2015 she did not have health insurance and her health issues generally went without proper care. In a five-year period Martha was hospitalized several times for cardiac and pulmonary episodes.

What's Happening

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Madheeha Shahzadi, MD

Meet Dr. Shahzadi, board-certified pulmonologist, critical care physician, and BVMl Volunteer Dr. Shahzadi, a native of Pakistan, is a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician; she treats BVMI patients with lung-related

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NEWS & EVENTS

Our Corporate and Foundation Partners

Gifts of Stock

BVMI welcomes the contribution of securities!

Click below for detailed instructions on how to electronically transfer (DTC) the securities you wish to donate from your brokerage account.