Birmingham Health Care, Inc.
1600 20th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: (205) 212-5600
Fax: (205) 212-5660
Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Dunning
PHPC Program Manager: Sharon Waltz, Psy.D.
Project Description
The PHPC Health Center of Birmingham Health Care (BHC) provides urgent, primary, and preventative health care to the residents of the public housing and surrounding
communities. Ancillary and supportive services are provided at BHC or through
referrals to other service providers in the community.
Services
BHC provides urgent, primary, and preventative medical care. This includes
laboratory services, diagnostic testing/screening, family planning, HIV
screening, testing, counseling, follow-up and referral, immunizations, hearing
and vision screenings, nutrition counseling, TB services, health education,
follow-up, and referral, and 24/7 on-call coverage
Linkages/Partnerships
BHC has established multiple collaborations with community organizations including County Indigent Hospital, local health department,
homeless shelters, mental health service agencies, and substance abuse
treatment facilities. Further, BHC collaborates with local colleges and universities
including the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide specialty care such as
adult and pediatric eye care.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Metro Health Center
712 25th Street
North Birmingham, AL 35203
Marks Village Health Center
7524 Georgia Road
Birmingham, AL 35212
Southwest Homes Health Center
1572 Arthur Shores Drive
Birmingham, AL 35211
North Birmingham Homes Health Center
3000 44th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35207
Statistics
Estimated residents in public housing: 5,000
Project users: 2,491
Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc.
Medical Mall
1303 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Mobile, AL 36603
Phone: (251) 434-4177
Fax: (251) 434-8181
www.franklinprimary.org
Executive Director: Charles White
PHPC Program Manager: Tommie Anderson
Medical Director: Prince Uzuije, MD
Project Description
Franklin Primary Health Center (Franklin) provides for the provision of
comprehensive primary and preventive health care services within the Josephine
P. Allen Housing Development, a public housing facility. The health center, the
Albert Thomas Family Medical Center, is a 1,755 square foot facility with 2 exam
rooms and an on-site laboratory.
Services
Services on site include primary health care, preventive health screening,
health educations, and laboratory services. The Public Housing Primary Care
site is well integrated into the existing health care system of the
organization to ensure that all services are provided directly onsite or through
referrals to other locations.
Franklin offers a comprehensive array of primary health care services including internal medicine, family practice, pediatric, obstetrics and gynecology, dental, optometry, pharmacy, laboratory, x-ray, health education, mental health and substance abuse services and counseling, HIV/AIDS treatment and education, and onsite eligibility assistance.
Linkages/Partnerships
A close collaborative relationship exists with the Alabama Department of Public
Health, Mobile County Health Department, Mobile Mental Health Center, and the
University of South Alabama Medical Center and its health centers. Franklin has
established a strong relationship with the Mobile Public Housing Authority.
The Mobile Housing Authority and Franklin collaborate on a substance abuse program. Linkages also exist with numerous community and social service agencies to provide food, clothing, shelter, emergency services, job training, administration of entitlement programs, and social services or advocacy for the patients in need of those services. Agreements are also maintained with various schools and departments to provide on-site training opportunities for health professionals, including, but not limited to: residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and social workers.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
Diabetic Health Disparities
Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Dr. Albert Thomas Family Medical Center
1904 Bishop Avenue
Mobile, AL 36610
Statistics
Estimated residents in public housing: 700
Project users: 510
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc., ProCare
1411 Piedmont Cutoff
Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone: (256) 492-0131
Fax: (256) 494-6000
www.qolhs.org
Executive Director: Wayne Rowe
Special Projects Director: Karen Parker
PHPC Program Manager: David George
Medical Director: Kosi Avotri, MD
Project Description
Since 1993, Quality of Life Health Services (QOLHS), Inc.
and the Greater Gadsden Housing Authority have collaborated to improve access
to health care for residents of public housing. Primary care sites are located
in two locations designed to service residents of seven housing developments
and persons living within a one-mile radius of these developments. The Project
called "ProCare" focuses on family health care through education and counseling,
preventative care and promotion of healthy living practices.
Transportation is provided as a part of ProCare services, and an outreach component is housed in a three housing development at Colley Homes. A full-time physician staffs the ProCare site, along with a family nurse practitioner. The physician has hospital privileges, and 24/7 coverage is available through an "on-call" rotation system with other QOLHS network providers. Services not available on site are accessed through a system of linkages that have been established to ensure continuity of care.
Services
Family medical care, laboratory, enabling
services, social services, transportation, outreach, health education,
immunizations, family planning, EPSDT screening, and disease prevention
screenings.
Linkages/Partnerships
Greater Gadsden Housing Authority, Gadsden State Community
College, Gadsden Parks and Recreation Board, YMCA, Council on Aging, Podiatry, Children's Policy Council, Council for Domestic Violence, and the
Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Colley Homes
420 North 6th Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Emma Samson
2200 White Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35904
Statistics
Estimated residents in public housing: 1,6272006 Encounters: 3,059
