Our mission
Our Mission
We believe:
everyone in our community is valuable.
all deserve high-quality healthcare.
strong, vibrant communities are composed of healthy individuals and families.
we all have a role to play in the health of our community and together we can build a more just and equitable community-based healthcare system that is effective and innovative.
Our History
The founders of the Clinic, Mary E. Burman, UW School of Nursing, and Diana Esteve, Albany County Public Health, determined that there was a great need for a source of primary health care for people with no insurance and limited income. Working with a passionate, extensive group of individuals in the Albany community, the Downtown Clinic slowly began a reality.
The doors of the DTC opened on July 14, 1999, after a year and a half of intensive organization and planning. Four clients received care that first evening and seventeen individuals the following evening.
For over two decades, the Downtown Clinic has provided primary and specialty healthcare services to uninsured individuals experiencing poverty (200%< the FPL) in Albany County, Wyoming.
Today, with five full-time employees, three part-time staff members, and over 80 community volunteers, the Downtown Clinic provides free high-quality healthcare to 500 individuals each year. We have provided healthcare services to more than 11,000 individuals since 1999.
We would be nothing without our volunteers. From the planning stages to keeping our doors open, individuals dedicating their time to this facility have made it what it is today.
Our Philosophy
We believe many people in our community do not seek medical attention and lack financial resources.
We believe healthcare is a right deserved by all, regardless of economic status.
We believe the DTC will help benefit the entire community through its services since healthy people are more likely to be happy, secure, self-reliant, and productive members of society.
