Light of the World Clinic continues to make a meaningful difference for Broward County’s uninsured residents, reporting strong service and financial impact in 2025.
Operating five days a week, the Clinic provides a full range of medical services, intervention, risk factor reduction, and preventive education. Volunteer doctors, nurses, and medical personnel help facilitate these services in English, Spanish, Creole, and Portuguese. For languages not directly supported, the Clinic utilizes certified translation services to ensure patients receive clear, compassionate care.
The Clinic also helps build the next generation of healthcare professionals by providing culturally sensitive healthcare training and medical internships to students and volunteers across medical disciplines through agreements with Florida Atlantic University, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Barry University, and Nova Southeastern University.
During the year, the clinic provided 20,086 total patient encounters, including 9,554 outreach encounters, expanding access to essential care for vulnerable community members.
Volunteer support remained a cornerstone of the clinic’s mission. The value of licensed and non-licensed volunteer hours reached $557,166, demonstrating the deep commitment of medical professionals and community members alike.
In addition, the value of donated medical services, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment totaled $1,163,994, significantly extending the clinic’s ability to deliver high-quality care at no cost to patients.
The clinic’s work also produced measurable system-wide savings. By helping patients receive preventive and primary care, Light of the World Clinic generated an estimated $220,000 in savings to safety-net hospitals through reduced admissions, along with $137,500 in avoided emergency room costs.
Light of the World Clinic remains committed to strong fiscal stewardship. In 2025, 86% of all funding was directed to programs, with only 8% supporting administrative functions and 6% dedicated to fundraising efforts.
“Every number represents one of our neighbors who received care they otherwise may have gone without,” said Sandra Lozano Barry, LOTWC President and CEO. “We are grateful to our volunteers, donors, and partners who make this life-changing work possible.”
“We are so appreciative of the generous support we receive from these organizations and all of our community partners,” says Clinic President and CEO Sandra Lazano Barry. “Thanks to their generosity, we are able to carry on our mission to provide quality culturally sensitive healthcare to uninsured low-income residents of Broward County. I am happy to report that since we opened our doors in 1989, we have provided healthcare to more than 265,000 thousand patients who may have otherwise gone without it.”