Western Carolina Medical Society
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Western Carolina Medical Society connects low-income uninsured patients to specialty care through Project Access across 16 western North Carolina counties.
Best for
- Low-income uninsured residents seeking specialty healthcare access in Buncombe or Madison counties
- Project Access patients needing free medical interpretation
- Limited-English-proficient or Deaf and Hard of Hearing patients needing medical interpretation
- Uninsured people seeking colorectal cancer screening across the listed Western North Carolina counties
- Physicians and physician assistants seeking advocacy, wellness support, or professional networking
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking direct emergency medical treatment
- People outside Western North Carolina's 16-county service region
- People seeking general medical care without a qualifying program or referral need
Specialties
- Project Access specialty healthcare referrals
- Medical interpretation in over 38 languages, including ASL
- Free colorectal cancer screening
- Physician and physician assistant wellness support
- Medical mentoring scholarships
What makes them different
- Project Access connects low-income uninsured residents with more than 700 medical providers and community organizations
- The WCMS Interpreter Network provides interpretation in over 38 languages, including ASL
- The WNC Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative covers uninsured people across 16 Western North Carolina counties
- In 2025, Project Access served over 1,500 patients and facilitated approximately $9 million in donated specialty care
- The organization was established in 1885
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 304 Summit St, Asheville, NC 28803-2725
- Phone
- 18282742267
- Website
- https://www.mywcms.org
- admin@mywcms.org
Services
- Healthcare access coordination
- Patient referral resources
- Medical interpreter services
- Colorectal cancer screening
- Healthcare provider advocacy
- Physician wellness programs
- Medical scholarships and mentoring
- Community health outreach