The clinic at Denver Rescue Mission/Lawrence Street (DRML) works with volunteer service providers to offer medical, dental, optical, chiropractic, and referral services to the needy.

Over 200 individual clients visit the clinic each month. Clients include New Life Program residents from The Crossing, Harvest Farm, and Champa House, as well as homeless and indigent people who might otherwise not receive care.

The clinic includes two dental chairs and operatives, an automatic dental x-ray processor, a daylight loader, all new sterilization equipment, and state-of-the-art optical equipment. Program residents learn new job skills by assisting volunteer professionals and handling general reception duties.

Medical: Free acute medical care is offered once a week.

Dental: The newly remodeled clinic with state-of-the-art dental equipment enables dentists to meet a greater variety of dental needs and serve more people. For dental services involving lab fees, the Mission seeks individual grants for patients that qualify.

Optical: The optical clinic provides free eyeglass frames. Patients pay a nominal fee for both single lens glasses and bifocals.

Chiropractic: General chiropractic services are offered throughout the week.

Referrals: Clients may receive referrals to other agencies for follow-up care.

Volunteers: Services are provided, as volunteers are available. Volunteers contribute an average of 80 hours a month to the DRML clinic.

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At-A-Glance

The clinic receives an average of 650 clients visits each month.

The 1,150 square-foot clinic is furnished with donated equipment.

Clients include New Life Program residents from The Crossing, Harvest Farm and Champa House, as well as homeless and indigent people who might otherwise not receive care.

The clinic also provides referrals to other health care facilities and finds financial aid resources when needed.