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C.L. Brumback Health Center - Palm Beach County Health Department

38754 State Road 80
Belle Glade, FL 33430
1150 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 514-5303
Fax: (561) 514-5547
Email: lucille_pica@doh.state.fl.us
Web: www.pbchd.org/centers/westpalm.html
Director: Jacqueline Lobban-Marsan, MPA
HCH Coordinator: Lucille Pica, ARNP
Medical Director: Richard Birnberg, MD
UDS Number: 041740

Project Description

The C.L. Brumback/West Palm Beach Health Center for the Homeless Project is organized to improve the health status of people who are homeless through increased access to and availability of comprehensive health care services. The program collaborates with existing homeless partners to provide our medical services at community based locations as well as in the clinic setting located in West Palm Beach.

Comprehensive primary care is available 5 days a week, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. Services are provided on-site by staff physicians, midlevel providers, nurses and other medical and administrative support staff. Our team of providers and nurses make it possible to provide adult and pediatric primary care, maternity, gynecology, family planning, pediatric HIV/AIDS care, STD, immunizations, and hearing and vision screenings. Support staff makes it possible to provide nutritional education, on-site diagnostic laboratory testing, confidential HIV counseling and testing, health insurance eligibility assistance, pharmacy (medication), comprehensive referral services and health education. Mental health, substance abuse, housing and other social services are provided by the Homeless Outreach (HOT) Program that is located at the center.

Linkages include Caring Kitchen, Turtle Nest Village, The Lord’s Place, Palm Beach County Victim Services, Salvation Army, Oakwood Center, St. Ann Place, J.A.Y. Outreach Ministry, Operation Hope, Operation Jump Start, and St. George’s Center.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 2,484 Patients served: 572

Division of Human Services (Homeless Outreach Program)
810 Datura Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Contact: Rebecca Gregory
Fax: (561) 355-4801
Email: rgregory@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Camillus Health Concern, Inc.

336 NW Fifth Street
Miami, FL 33128
Phone: (305) 577-4840
Fax: (305) 373-7431
Email: apstable@hcnetwork.org
Web: www.camillushealthconcern.org
Director: Alina Perez-Stable, MSW
Medical Director: Rosendo I. Collazo, DO
UDS Number: 042400

Project Description

Camillus Health Concern (CHC) is a comprehensive primary health care center that provides a continuum of services for people who are homeless and underserved in Miami-Dade County. Guided by its philosophy to treat individuals with dignity and to offer opportunities for independence, CHC has grown into one of the most comprehensive health care programs in South Florida.

CHC has three fixed sites and a multitude of street sites. Services are provided at its main site in downtown Miami and at two service providers for homeless individuals: Better Way of Miami (substance abuse treatment center) and Salvation Army (social services and shelter facility). CHC has two full-time outreach teams–one focusing on medical street outreach and the other on HIV prevention education. Outreach services are provided at numerous street and shelter sites throughout Miami-Dade County. CHC provides adult and pediatric primary health care, respite care, women’s preventive services, oral health, behavioral health, podiatry, specialty services, case management, and transportation. CHC ensures that patients have access to comprehensive services by working with Camillus House, which offers meals, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and substance abuse treatment, along with community-based agencies. Together, Camillus Health Concern and Camillus House offer comprehensive health and social services for persons who are homeless.

CHC maintains extensive collaborations and linkages with a variety of partners in the community, including Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida Department of Health, health professions training programs with the University of Miami School of Medicine, and various social service providers serving individuals who are homeless.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 7,160 Patients served: 5,243

Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences
11300 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161
Contact: Chester A. Evans
Phone: (305) 899-3249
Fax: (305) 899-4798

Concepcion-Felipe Dental Services
13310 Southwest 20th Street
Miami, FL 33175
Contact: Jorge Conception
Phone: (305) 510-5479
Fax: (305) 373-7431

Efrain Gonzalez, Ph.D.
12490 Southwest 96th Street
Miami, FL 33186
Contact: Efrain Gonzalez
Phone: (305) 284-2814
Fax: (305) 373-7431

Evelyn Lopez-Brignoni, MD
9500 South Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 604
Miami, FL 33156
Phone: (305) 670-1411

Community Health of South Dade, Inc.

10300 Southwest 216 Street
Miami, FL 33190
Phone: (305) 253-5100
Fax: (305) 254-2011
Email: bhartley@hcnetwork.org
Director: Brodes H. Hartley, Jr., MHA
HCH Coordinator: Hermine Pollard
Medical Director: Anthony Amofah, MD, MBA, CHCQM
UDS Number: 040320

Project Description

Community Health of South Dade, Inc. (CHI) provides a full spectrum of comprehensive primary and behavioral health care services at six modern facilities and five school-based health centers. Services include eligibility assistance, transportation, interpretation, translation, case-management, outreach, and health education. CHI also has a 16-hour Urgent Care Center (UCC) and an Ambulatory Walk-In Service (AWIS).

CHI provides comprehensive primary and behavioral health care services, including internal medicine, family practice, pediatric, OB/GYN, dental, mental health/substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and counseling. The project's potential clients constitute 3,000 migrant and seasonal farm workers and homeless individuals. In addition to addressing health issues, CHI's services include school absenteeism, adolescent high risk behavior, pesticide exposure, and communicable disease. Outreach is a critical component for identifying new homeless users.

Linkages include South Dade Ministries Alliances, YMCA, Goulds Coalitions of Ministers and Lay Persons, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Homestead Hospital, Miami Children’s Hospital, Jackson South Hospital, Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organization (COFFO), Everglades Community Association, South Florida Aids Network, and Homestead Housing Authority.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 10,190

Camillus Health Concern, Inc.
336 Northwest Fifth Street
Miami, FL 33128
Contact: Alina Perez-Stable
Phone: (305) 374-1065
Fax: (305) 372-1402
Email: aperez-stablea@hcnetwork.org

Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1357
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Web: http://fhcswf.hcnetwork.org
Location:
2256 Heitman Street
Fort Meyers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 278-3600
Fax: (239) 278-3203
Email: cspeelman@hcnetwork.org
Director: Lalai S. Hamric, CEO
HCH Coordinator: Carol Speelman, RN
Medical Director: James H. Taylor, DO
UDS Number: 041680

Project Description

The Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Health Care for the Homeless Project is organized to improve the health status of people who are homeless through increased access to and availability of comprehensive health care services. The program collaborates with existing homeless providers in Lee County to help avoid duplication of services. Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida–HCH provides care at three sites: Salvation Army, Downtown Fort Myers Medical and Dental Center, and Community Cooperative Ministries Soup Kitchen. Outreach locations include Chapel by the Sea on Fort Myers Beach, All Soul's Episcopal Church in North Fort Myers, and Rescue Mission in downtown Fort Myers.

Services

Comprehensive primary care is available 5 days a week, including several evenings. Internal referrals for dental, women's health services, and pediatrics are located in close proximity to each site. Limited radiological services, pharmaceuticals, and specialty referrals are available. Partnering agencies provide mental health and substance abuse services. Clinical staff includes two ARNPs, a part-time internal medicine specialist, medical assistants, and an outreach worker. After-hours care and hospital services are provided by on-call providers at Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida.

Linkages

Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida has linkages with Lee County Health Department, Salvation Army, Ruth Cooper Center, Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Lee County Coalition for the Homeless, Florida Gulf Coast University-Department of Social Services, Community Cooperative Ministries, and Lee County Housing Authority.

Estimated homeless population: 8,000 Patients served: 3,356

Health Care Center for the Homeless, Inc.

232 North Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805
Phone: (407) 428-5751
Fax: (407) 428-6204
Email: bburns@hcch.org
Web: www.hcch.org
Director: Bakari F. Burns, MPH
Medical Director: Gabriel Nuriel, DO
UDS Number: 413580

Project Description

Health Care Center for the Homeless, Inc. (HCCH) is a non-profit health center that has met the medical needs of the homeless and medically indigent members of the Metro Orlando area since 1993. In January 2006, HCCH opened the Orange Blossom Family Health Center that continues the tradition of unique, culturally sensitive service delivered in modern, cheerful, and colorful atmosphere. HCCH continues to be the sole provider of health care to persons who are chronically homeless in the streets and woods of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.

Services include primary and preventative adult and pediatric medical services, oral health care, vision services, medical case management, TB shelter (for those with infectious TB), mental health and substance abuse services, pharmacy services, and outreach services in the wooded areas of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties.

HCCH has linkages to Heart of Florida United Way, Florida Hospital, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orange County Health and Family Services, Primary Care Access Network (PCAN), and City of Orlando.

Estimated homeless population: 8,000 Patients served: 3,000

I.M. Sulzbacher Health Care for the Homeless

611 East Adams Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 359-0457 Ext. 8100
Fax: (904) 359-0926
Email: bobjohnson@imsch.org
Web: www.imshomelesscenter.org
Director: Sherry Burns
HCH Coordinator: Michael Cochran, MPH
Medical Director: Charles Harkness, MD
UDS Number: 420630

Project Description

The I.M. Sulzbacher Center provides on-site medical services to address the chronic and acute health care needs of the Center's guests who are homeless and other persons who are medically indigent and uninsured in the community.

The I.M. Sulzbacher Center's Health Care for the Homeless program provides adult primary care, mental health care, specialty clinics, HIV/AIDS testing and case management, TB testing, breast health care, vision care and prescription eyeglasses, and an on-site pharmacy. Care is provided by both paid and volunteer family practice physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, case managers, and other support personnel. The HOPE Homeless Outreach Project provides medical triage, HIV testing, HIV/AIDS linkage, and case management services to unsheltered persons who are living on the streets in Jacksonville. The Sulzbacher Dental Clinic provides care to relieve pain, eliminate infection, and restore the smiles and dental health of persons who are homeless.

The Sulzbacher Center partners with "We Care Jacksonville," a grass roots network of medical professionals, hospitals, and public health facilities that provide free medical and specialty care both on-site at the Sulzbacher Center as well as at scattered community and office sites throughout Jacksonville. The Community Asthma Project is based at the Sulzbacher Center's clinic and provides bimonthly specialty care for adults and children with asthma. Safe-Lite Optical and the Northeast Florida Optometric Association provide on-site eye exams and prescription glasses. St. Vincent Mobile Ministries brings a health van to the Center for extended primary care services. At least 30 percent of the guests at the Center have serious mental health diagnoses, and Gateway Community Services and Shands Jacksonville provide a weekly psychiatry residency program to address this need. Clinic and staff work cooperatively with the Duval County Public Health Department to provide HIV and TB testing and follow-up.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 17,525 Patients served: 7,857

North Broward Hospital District Health Care for the Homeless

303 SE 17th Street, Suite 502
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: (954) 355-4953
Fax: (954) 355-4936
Email: sdimarzo@nbhd.org
Web: www.browardhealth.org
Director: Scott DiMarzo
HCH Coordinator: Nadine Reeves, RN, BSN
Medical Director: John Berges, MD
UDS Number: 412940

Project Description

The North Broward Hospital District Health Care for the Homeless Program provides comprehensive health care and social services to individuals who are homeless in Broward County at fixed and mobile locations.

Program staff provide comprehensive health, dental, and social services at mobile sites and community based health centers, including adult and family shelters, detox and substance abuse treatment centers, and day centers. Services are also provided at four medical centers. Access to substance abuse treatment is made through referral to Broward County Alcohol/Drug Abuse Services, residential treatment centers, and other local treatment facilities.

Specialty care is provided through informal relationships with local providers. These services include oral surgery, dentures, and ophthalmology/optical services. Emergency care, inpatient/outpatient services, and other specialty care services are provided by North Broward Hospital District medical centers and ambulatory locations.

Estimated homeless population: 8,000-10,000 Patients served: 8,999

Broward County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Division
1011 SW Second Court
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Contact: Jackie Panellas
Phone: (954) 357-5454
Fax: (954) 357-5468
Email: jpanellas@broward.org

Broward House
PO Box 350367
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33335
Contact: Angelo Castillo
Phone: (954) 522-4749
Fax: (954) 522-9357

Ft. Lauderdale Retirement Home
401 SE 12th Court
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1919
Contact: Jackie Heath
Phone: (954) 524-3312
Fax: (954) 524-3314

Memorial Health Care System
4105 Pembroke Road
Hollywood, FL 33021
Contact: Rochelle Ayala
Phone: (954) 985-1551 Ext. 2037

Pinellas County Human Services Department

647 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 582-7595
Fax: (727) 582-7228
Email: lfreeman@co.pinellas.fl.us
Web: www.pinellascounty.org/socialservices
Director: Maureen Freaney
HCH Coordinator: Lisa S. Freeman
Medical Director: Paulette Thompson, DO
UDS Number: 042040

Project Description

Pinellas County Human Services Department operates a Mobile Medical Unit which provides outreach to persons who are homeless in Pinellas County.

The Mobile Medical Team operates as a division of Pinellas County Human Services Department, providing medical care through outreach to shelters, soup kitchens, homeless drop-in centers, and other areas where persons who are homeless congregate. The team includes one physician, two RNs, a social worker, and two social work assistants/drivers. Services include comprehensive primary care for children and adults, well child/prevention care, emergency health services, prescriptions, referrals and payment for inpatient hospitalization, outreach, entitlement eligibility assistance, referrals to other providers in the social services network, referrals to medical specialists, and dental services. Two ARNP's provide on-site mental health assistance.

Substance abuse services are provided through agreements with Operation PAR, Turning Point-Inebriate Intervention Center, and Alcohol Community Treatment Services.

Estimated homeless population: 4,710 Patients served: 1,965

Directions for Mental Health
1437 Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
Contact: Tom Riggs
Phone: (727) 524-4464
Fax: (727) 524-4474
Email: riggs@directionsmn.org

Gulfcoast Legal Services
641 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Contact: Pamela J. Wiener
Phone: (727) 821-0726
Fax: (727) 821-3340
Email: pamelaw@gulfcoastlegal.org

Pinellas County Health Department
Florida Department of Health
PO Box 13549
St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3549

Tampa Community Health Centers, Inc. - Tampa Family Health Center

Mailing Address:
PO Box 82969
Tampa, FL 33612
Location:
1514 North Florida Avenue
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 866-0930
Fax: (813) 866-0929
Email: cbottoms@hcnetwork.org
Web: www.tampachc.com
Director: Charles R. Bottoms
HCH Coordinator: Charles R. Bottoms
Medical Director: Rob Sanchez, MD
UDS Number: 412810

Project Description

Tampa Community Health Centers delivers health services to people who are homeless in the Tampa area through its satellite facilities, Tampa Family Health Center and a mobile van.

The project operates a clinic and an outreach/case management unit. The clinic is located in the vicinity of a number of homeless shelters, a homeless family care unity, and several soup kitchens. The clinic is staffed by a full-time physician, ARNP, dentist, and hygienist. Tampa Community Health Center provides primary health care, case management, social services, and health and nutrition education to families, single adults, and runaway youths.

Linkages include Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition, Bay Area Legal Services, VA Homeless Office, Salvation Army, Metropolitan Ministries, Tampa Housing Authority, and other shelters and agencies working with individuals who are homeless.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 11,500 Patients served: 2,033