The Open Door Clinic has been an evolving organization since its inception in 1990. We literally started on wheels. With the help of a grant from Ben and Jerry's, a bus was purchased in 1991 to increase access to healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured in Addison County, Vermont. In 2009, the ODC received a federal grant to expand our outreach to area migrant farm workers.
Since then, we have grown from visiting two farms and serving 108 migrant workers, to 35 farms and eight orchards, serving 270 Latin American farm workers each fall. As a member of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU), it has been incumbent upon us to help our patients apply for health insurance. Since 2013, we have employed a certified navigator to help not only our patients, but all community members navigate Vermont Health Connect and apply for insurance.
Our navigator continues to play a pivotal and critical role towards fulfilling our mission. In 2016, in an attempt to address the unmet need and critical gap in oral health care in our community, the Open Door Clinic launched a new dental program mirroring our clinic model.
Since then, we have grown from visiting two farms and serving 108 migrant workers, to 35 farms and eight orchards, serving 270 Latin American farm workers each fall. As a member of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU), it has been incumbent upon us to help our patients apply for health insurance. Since 2013, we have employed a certified navigator to help not only our patients, but all community members navigate Vermont Health Connect and apply for insurance.
Our navigator continues to play a pivotal and critical role towards fulfilling our mission. In 2016, in an attempt to address the unmet need and critical gap in oral health care in our community, the Open Door Clinic launched a new dental program mirroring our clinic model.
Services
The Open Door Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a volunteer Board of Directors that is responsible for strategic planning, fiscal oversight, creating and monitoring policies that govern our organization, and ensuring that we fulfill our community mission.
The executive director manages a small and incredibly committed clinical and support staff.
The depth and breadth of our volunteers is extraordinary.
They include, but are not limited to: administrative support persons, medical interpreters, MDs, nurse practitioners, RNs, dentists, PTs, chiropractors, nutritionists, social workers, licensed clinical mental health workers and pharmacists.
The executive director manages a small and incredibly committed clinical and support staff.
The depth and breadth of our volunteers is extraordinary.
They include, but are not limited to: administrative support persons, medical interpreters, MDs, nurse practitioners, RNs, dentists, PTs, chiropractors, nutritionists, social workers, licensed clinical mental health workers and pharmacists.
We are seeing patients both in person and via telemedicine again, by appointment only.
Call 802-388-0137 for an appointment.
The Open Door Clinic is by appointment only.
We hold seven clinics per month: Tuesday night in Middlebury; Thursday night in Vergennes, and one Friday morning per month in Middlebury.
Our dental clinics are offered two times per month, in Middlebury.
All the services provided at clinic are free of charge for the patients.
The Open Door Clinic can be your gateway to finding the health insurance plan that best fits your needs, and a primary care provider.
Call 802-388-0137 for an appointment.
The Open Door Clinic is by appointment only.
We hold seven clinics per month: Tuesday night in Middlebury; Thursday night in Vergennes, and one Friday morning per month in Middlebury.
Our dental clinics are offered two times per month, in Middlebury.
All the services provided at clinic are free of charge for the patients.
The Open Door Clinic can be your gateway to finding the health insurance plan that best fits your needs, and a primary care provider.
The Open Door Clinic is by appointment only.
We hold seven clinics per month: Tuesday nights in Middlebury, two Thursday nights in Vergennes and one Friday morning each month in Middlebury.
We also hold two dental clinics per month, on Monday mornings.
All the services provided at clinic are free of charge for the patients.
The Open Door Clinic provides trained, volunteer medical interpreters, free of charge, for people who prefer to communicate in Spanish and some other languages.
Under-insured individuals whose health insurance deductibles exceed 10% of their gross household income.
We hold seven clinics per month: Tuesday nights in Middlebury, two Thursday nights in Vergennes and one Friday morning each month in Middlebury.
We also hold two dental clinics per month, on Monday mornings.
All the services provided at clinic are free of charge for the patients.
The Open Door Clinic provides trained, volunteer medical interpreters, free of charge, for people who prefer to communicate in Spanish and some other languages.
Under-insured individuals whose health insurance deductibles exceed 10% of their gross household income.
As a member of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU), it has been incumbent upon us to help our patients apply for health insurance.
Since 2013, funded by a grant through the Department of Vermont Health Access, we have employed a certified navigator to help not only Open Door Clinic's patients, but all community members alike navigate Vermont Health Connect and apply for health insurance.
Our end goal is to enroll each one of our patients into an insurance program so that they may find a permanent medical home.
Since 2013, funded by a grant through the Department of Vermont Health Access, we have employed a certified navigator to help not only Open Door Clinic's patients, but all community members alike navigate Vermont Health Connect and apply for health insurance.
Our end goal is to enroll each one of our patients into an insurance program so that they may find a permanent medical home.
In 2009, the Open Door Clinic received a federal grant to expand outreach to migrant farm workers in Addison County.
Over the last decade, we have grown from visiting two farms and serving 108 migrant workers, to visiting 31 farms and serving 303 Latinx workers in 2019.
Outreach clinics are conducted each fall by our Outreach Nurse, Julia Doucet, and a committed team of volunteers.
Over the last decade, we have grown from visiting two farms and serving 108 migrant workers, to visiting 31 farms and serving 303 Latinx workers in 2019.
Outreach clinics are conducted each fall by our Outreach Nurse, Julia Doucet, and a committed team of volunteers.
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