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Goshen Medical Center - Eastpointe

Mailing Address:
PO Box 187
Faison, NC 28341
Email: smoyer@goshen.com
Location:
100 South James Street Goldsboro, NC 27530
Director: Greg Bounds, PhD
HCH Coordinator: Stacey Moyer
Medical Director: Allyn Dambeck, MD
UDS Number: 045800

Project Description

The Goshen Medical Center (GMC) – Eastpointe homeless project provides comprehensive health care and mental health services to the homeless and migrant population. To accomplish these goals, GMC-Eastpointe collaborates with the County Health Department, Social Services, Housing Authority, and vocational rehabilitation. Since their three sites, GMC-Eastpointe, GMC-Salvation Army, GMC-Goldsboro, are located near a military base, veterans and their family members also use the extensive services provided.

Comprehensive health care and mental health services are available 5 days a week. Outreach services are provided 2 to 3 nights. Dental services are provided by a contracted dentist at the office and by a charitable organization, “Baptist Men’s Mobile Dental Unit,” in the migrant camps. The sliding fee scale serves as a tremendous benefit for the patients and makes health and dental care reasonably affordable for this population. Referrals for specialty care are accomplished through subcontractors or other partnering agencies.

GMC-Eastpointe has linkages with Salvation Army, Wayne County Health Department, Wayne County Social Services, Wayne County Housing Authority, Lighthouse, and Fordham House.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 9,000 Patients served: 190

Baptist Men's Dental Van
PO Box 1107
Cary, NC 27512
Contact: Joanne Honeycutt
Phone: (919) 467-5100
Fax: (919) 460-6329

Eastpointe Area Mental Health
100 South James Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530

Kinston Community Health
324 North Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501
Contact: Noberto Velazquez
Phone: (252) 522-9202
Fax: (252) 522-1557

Mount Olive Piggly Wiggly
615 North Breazeale Avenue
Mt. Olive, NC 28365
Contact: Kevin Wilson
Phone: (919) 658-8660
Fax: (919) 658-8630

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc.

Mailing Address:
1301 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707
Location:
412 Liberty Street
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 683-1722
Fax: (919) 682-8734
Email: gambl010@lincolnchc.org
Web: www.lincolnchc.org
Director: Evelyn Schmidt, MD
HCH Coordinator: Julia Gamble, FNP
Medical Director: Brian Bramson, MD
UDS Number: 040910

Project Description

Lincoln Community Health Center operates a Health Care for the Homeless project on the campus of the Urban Ministries Shelter and Community Kitchen in downtown Durham. Medical and social work services are provided to men, women, and children who are residing at any of Durham's shelters, recovery centers, domestic violence facilities, and to those who are living on the streets or in their cars.

Lincoln's HCH clinic provides comprehensive primary care services and urgent care services. Services are provided weekdays by a family nurse practitioner and during evening clinics (3-4 times a week) by a physician assistant or volunteer community physicians. A clinical social worker is available during most of the clinics for counseling and case management services and for a weekly coping skills group. In addition, a podiatrist provides services once a week. At the main Lincoln clinic, specialty and dental services are available.

The project has strong linkages with other area health and mental health agencies. Lincoln Community Health Center, in collaboration with the Durham County Health Department, operates an Early Intervention Clinic for HIV-positive and AIDS patients. Family planning, prenatal care, and tuberculosis screening and treatment services are also offered by the County Health Department located across the street from the Health Care for the Homeless Clinic. Local Management Entity (LME), The Durham Center, which is charged with managing mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in Durham County, sustains strong linkages with the Health Care for the Homeless Project and the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) project, which provides transitional housing. Substance abuse counseling continues to be provided by staff at the project’s shelter site.

Estimated homeless population: 2,400 Patients served: 549

New Hanover Community Health Center, Inc.

925 North 4th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: (910) 254-4690 Ext. 101
Fax: (910) 251-1540
Email: nhchc1@earthlink.net
Web: www.nhchc.net
Director: Alfred Thomas, MSW
Medical Director: William Joyner, MD
UDS Number: 045240

Project Description

New Hanover Community Health Center’s service delivery model includes a free-standing facility designed to provide primary health care and limited dental services. Primary health care services include physical examinations, diagnosis and treatment for chronic diseases, treatment for upper respiratory infections and skin diseases, screening for communicable diseases, and podiatry screening. The clinic site is adjacent to a homeless shelter. The clinic is staffed by one mid-level medical provider, a part-time dentist, a social worker, community outreach worker, and clinic coordinator.

The program provides primary health care and dental services. Mental health and substance abuse services are available through referral. Other services on-site include Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Program, Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Project, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, pharmacy, and Department of Social Service Eligibility determination. Services also include the physical health appraisal, acute care, laboratory, health screening, health education and promotion, STD prevention and treatment, HIV and Hepatitis B prevention and treatment, adolescent sexuality and development, pregnancy prevention and counseling, immunizations, mental health assessments and counseling, case management, substance abuse (including alcohol and tobacco) prevention and treatment, management of chronic physical problems such as asthma, diabetes, and seizure disorders, nutrition and physical fitness counseling, dental screening, and referrals.

Linkages include Tri-County Homeless Interagency Council, Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, and Southeastern Center for Mental Health, Development Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.

Estimated homeless population: 3,000

Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
615 Shipyard Boulevard
Wilmington, NC 28412
Contact: Kenny House
Phone: (910) 790-0187
Fax: (910) 790-0189

First Fruits Ministries
P.O. Box 15345
Wilmington, NC 28408
Contact: Lee Anna Stoker
Phone: (910) 794-9656
Fax: (910) 452-0211

Wake Health Services, Inc.

102 North Tarboro Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: (919) 743-3315
Fax: (919) 743-0580
Email: dengel@whsi.org
Web: www.whsi.org
Director: Penella M. Washington
HCH Coordinator: David Engel
Medical Director: Dr. Sherri' James-Surgers 919-250-2922
UDS Number: 041000

Project Description

Horizon Health Center is a free-standing medical practice serving men, women and children experiencing homelessness in Raleigh and Wake County. It is one of eight practices operated by Wake Health Services, a multi-site community health center organization. Primary health services are also offered at South Wilmington Street Center, the largest men's shelter in the county.

Comprehensive primary care services are provided by a .5 FTE Family Practice Physician, a 1.0 FTE Family Nurse Practicioner,a .1 FTE Board Certified Internal Medicine/Pediatrics/Infectious Disease Physician, a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist. Services include acute care, management of chronic health conditions including HIV, referrals to medical specialists, post-hospital and surgical follow up, access to medications, labs, diabetes education and substance abuse services.

Horizon Health Center founded and actively participates in a county-wide diabetes collaborative addressing education, access to medications, diabetes supplies and specialty shoes. Horizon provides HIV adherence counseling through a partnership with Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina. Horizon collaborates with area shelters to identify medically at risk individuals who need shelter during extreme weather as well as medical respite coordination. Horizon works with pharmaceutical company programs to meet patients' medication needs. Horizon coordinates care with wrap-around mental health agencies and is an active participant with the local coalition to end homelessness.

Estimated homeless population: 3,225 Patients served: 1,182

Person Street Pharmacy
702 North Person Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Contact: Mike James
Phone: (919) 832-6433
email: fmjames@mindspring.com