We offer full medical services to people from many cultural backgrounds, including refugees and asylees, immigrants, individuals with temporary visas and anyone with limited English-speaking skills.  We primarily serve individuals and families from the Charlottesville/Albemarle area and the surrounding counties.  We also serve a number of patients from the Harrisonburg area, counties south and west of Albemarle, and from as far away as Manassas and Fairfax.

Refugees and asylees:

These individuals obtain legal residence due to their inability to return to their country of origin for fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. The difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees apply for refugee status outside the United States, while asylees apply at a port of entry or within the United States. 

Immigrants:

These individuals include naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, and undocumented immigrants who have settled in Virginia for reasons of employment. 

Limited Visa:

These individuals are living in Virginia because they have temporary visas for a specific purpose like employment or education.