The Vision of the Valley Community Clinic is High Quality Healthcare for AllThe mission of Valley Community Clinic is to enhance the well-being of the community by providing high quality, culturally sensitive primary medical care and related healthcare services to those in need, regardless of their ability to payWe achieve our mission by providing a full array of services that includes primary and some specialty care, dental, optometry, pediatrics, women's health, prenatal services, behavioral health, counseling and health education with an emphasis on preventionThe Clinic helps to ensure that our Local Emergency Rooms are available for Real Emergencies:VCC's provision of preventative and chronic care services to the low-income community helps keep almost 20,000 uninsured patients out of our local emergency rooms The more patients we can see, the fewer men, women and children end up in emergency rooms for non-critical illnesses and situationsValley Community Clinic is a vital, integral component of the real and economic health of the San Fernando ValleyVCC Saves both Tax Payer Dollars and Employer Costs:Due to its efficiency and community support, a doctor visit to Valley Community Clinic costs only 65% of the provision of comparable services elsewhereThe Valley's business sector comprises primarily small businesses, many of which are unable to provide employee healthcare benefits Valley Community Clinic provides preventative primary care to thousands of uninsured workers and their families every year, keeping our workforce healthy, keeping business productivity up and workplace illnesses downWith the Clinic