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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Medical Disciplines Research, Specialty Hospitals, Specifically Named Diseases
Mission: Our mission is to prevent, treat and cure diabetes. Our vision is a world free of diabetes and its complications.
Programs: Patient care: joslin has treated thousands of patients over its 100+ year history. Patients are seen in the joslin clinic for services that include endocrinology, ophthalmology, nephrology, psychosocial services, nutrition, exercise physiology and others. In addition, joslin has a professional education program which educates physicians nationwide on joslin treatment methods for patients with diabetes. See the community benefit statement on schedule o.
research: millions of people with diabetes throughout the world benefit directly from basic and clinical research conducted at the center. Approximately 300 researchers employed at the joslin diabetes center are working on various aspects of diabetes, searching for ways to prevent and treat diabetes in all its forms and ultimately find a cure for the disease. See the community benefit statement on schedule o.