Who We Are
Caring for the Medically Underserved in Rural Appalachia
OUR MISSION
The Health Wagon’s mission is to provide compassionate, quality health care to the medically underserved people in the mountains of Appalachia.
OUR VISION
The Health Wagon is an innovative leader in the provision of quality health care services that are compassionate, comprehensive, and accessible whose ultimate mandate is to promote a healthy community through education, empowerment, collaboration, and outreach.
OUR VALUES
- Inclusiveness
- Community outreach
- Collaboration
- Spirituality
- Empowerment
OUR HISTORY
Our organization was started 42 years ago when Sister Bernadette Kenny, a medical missionary from Massachusetts, came to Appalachia and began offering free medical care from the back of her donated Volkswagen Beetle. The locals relied on Kenny for basic medical needs- referring to her simply as ‘Sister Bernie” and the care she provided as “the Health Wagon.”
Today, we proudly continue her legacy, operating from mobile units and stationary clinics throughout Southwest Virginia.
