Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A. | Pensacola, Florida » Gulf Breeze clinics http://www.twwlawfirm.com Attorneys and Counselors at Law | Pensacola Disability Attorney - Social Security Lawyer - Insurance Attorney Pensacola - The Insurance Law Team Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Local Options for Free or Reduced Healthcare http://www.twwlawfirm.com/disability-center/local-options-for-free-or-reduced-healthcare/ http://www.twwlawfirm.com/disability-center/local-options-for-free-or-reduced-healthcare/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:28:28 +0000 Blythe Glemming http://www.twwlawfirm.com/?p=1057 There are a variety of medical facilities in our local area for those who need financial assistance with healthcare costs.  Many of these organizations are funded by donations, grants, and staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses.  Pensacola has three such clinics:  Escambia Community Clinic, St. Joseph’s Clinic, and the Health and Hope Clinic.
1.    The Escambia Community Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).  FQHCs  are community-based organizations that provide primary care and preventative care including health and mental health/ substance abuse services to persons of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay.  The Escambia Community Clinic has a sliding fee scale and payments can be as low as $5 a visit.  For more information visit www.ecc-clinic.org
2.    St. Joseph’s Medical Screening Clinic is located in downtown Pensacola.  It is staffed by volunteer physicians and nurses .  Social workers are at the clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 9 am.  Call 850-434-8162 for additional information.
3.    The Health and Hope Clinic is a donor and volunteer-driven  service of the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association.  To make an appointment or to find out about patient eligibility, please call 850-479-4456 or visit http://www.pbbassociation.com

In Gulf Breeze, the Good Samaritan Clinic is a non-profit clinic which operates as a part of Interfaith Ministries and is funded through donations and community grants, including the Impact 100 grant.  The Good Samaritan Clinic can be reached at 850-934-0064.

Milton and Pace residents can seek care from the Santa Rosa Community Clinic (SRCC) on Stewart Street.  There is no charge for patients who meet income and eligibility criteria.  They have recently expanded their women’s services.  The Clinic hours are Monday – Wednesday from 8am to 5pm, and Thursday from 8am to 8pm.  Call 850-981-9433 for more information about SRCC.

Free or reduced mental healthcare services are available through Baptist Hospital’s Lakeview Center.  The main phone number is 850-432-1222.  Lakeview also operates a Century clinic and the Avalon Center in Milton.

Sacred Heart Hospital’s Seton Center provides full service obstetrics and gynecology treatment regardless of the ability to pay.  For additional information see http://www.sacred-heart.org/womenshosp.setoncenter.asp or call 850-416-2400.

Our area hospitals also have financial assistance programs.  At Sacred Heart Hospital, a social worker can provide information about the uncompensated care program.  Charity Care and Care to the Uninsured is described on Sacred Heart’s website via http://www.sacred-heart.org/billing/page/?ID=143

Baptist Hospital in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze offers financial assistance for individuals who meet income guidelines and require urgent or emergency care.  Call 850-469-2000 for further details.

A charity discount policy and an uninsured discount policy are available at West Florida Hospital.  Visit the website for specific eligibility requirements at http://westfloridahospital.patientfinancialresource.com/CustomPage.asp?pagename=UninsPricingMain_Hospital

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