Arlington Free Clinic: Providing Free-of-charge, High-quality Medical Care

The Arlington Free Clinic (AFC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to proving low-income and uninsured adults in Arlington County with free-of-charge, high-quality medical care. The organization largely depends on the generosity of its volunteers and donors.

AFC has three primarily goals, namely, provide quality patient care, plan for the future, and effective management. These goals are in line with its vision of providing exemplary healthcare for people in need within Arlington County.

Along this line, AFC provides its target beneficiaries with a full range of medical services including:

• Primary care
• Women’s health care including free mammography and annual screening for cervical cancer
• Specialty medical care in cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology, ENT, oncology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology, pulmonology, and hematology, among others
• Physical therapy
• Mental health
• Pharmacy services
• Diagnostic testing

Among its awards are the top 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for its excellence in fiscal management; the 2010 Virginia Health Care Foundation Heroes in Healthcare Award; the James B. Hunter Humanitarian Award.