DUVAL COUNTY
There is opportunity for licensed
health care professionals as well as non-licensed persons
in Duval County to volunteer their time and expertise in
the health care field. In Duval County, there are two
health care programs that utilize volunteers. The first
volunteer program is located at the various programs and
clinics of the Duval County Health Department,
and the second program provides free medical services to
eligible individuals and is sponsored by community
organizations and churches.
The Duval County Health
Department utilizes volunteers in clinics and
programs. Some of the ways volunteers can help:
WIC (Women, Infant, and
Children) Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
Reach Out and Read Program
Readers
Licensed Health Care
Professionals, i.e., Physicians, Registered Nurses
Special Events, i.e., River
City Kids Day
Clerical Assistants in all
Clinics and Programs
Outreach Programs such as
Injury Prevention and Prevention of Tobacco Use by
Youth
HIV Pre and Post Test
Counseling
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The We Care Jacksonville Program
is a voluntary health care program in service to the
community. The We Care program provides free medical
treatment (and when necessary, hospitalization) to Duval
County persons in need of these services. If a patient
requires medical evaluation/treatment beyond the scope of
what the clinic can provide, a referral is made to an
appropriate specialist. The guidelines for acceptance
into the We Care program are: the patient’s income
is at or below 150 percent of poverty level as defined by
the Federal Government and he/she carries no applicable
insurance. Presently, there are ten primary care clinics,
one specialty clinic, one outpost office for a
pediatrician and two dental clinics that are operated by
community agencies or churches. They are as follows:
Primary
Care Clinics
Mission
House Clinic, 800 Shetter
Avenue, Jacksonville Beach (904)
241-6767. Open every Saturday from 9:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dental services - 2nd
saturday each month.
City
Rescue Mission, McCarthy Clinic,
For residents only.
Christ
the King Clinic, 1736
University Boulevard South, Jacksonville.
Open the fourth Saturday from 9:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. (3rd Saturday in
November & December).
Healing
Hands Medical Clinic, 5126
Timuquana Road, Jacksonville, 573-1333.
Call for Appointment Information.
I.M.
Sulzbacher Health Center, 611
East Adams Street, Jacksonville, 359-0657
ext. 263. Open Monday through Saturday
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and Monday
through Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
International
Christian Clinic, 6316 San Juan
Avenue, Suite #9, Jacksonville, 378-0679.
Open the Second Monday from 5:00 p.m.
until the last patient is seen.
Lake
Shore Baptist Medical Mission,
2363 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville,
388-6578. Call for Appointment
Information.
Springfield
Clinic at the Help Center, 511
West 11th Street, Jacksonville, 633-9383.
Call for Appointment Information.
Oasis
Medical Clinic, 8057 Arlington
Expressway, Jacksonville, 721-3494. Call
for Appointment Information.
St.
Matthew Christian Community Health Center,
1311 West 27 Street, Jacksonville,
764-0909. Call for Appointment
Information.
Specialty Clinic
Community
Asthma Clinic, 611 East Adams
Street, Jacksonville, 359-0657 ext. 263.
Open the First Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to
12:00 noon.
Outpost Office
for Children Only (Beaches Area)
- St.
Vincent’s DePaul Society at
St. Johns Catholic Church, 2400 Mayport
Road, Atlantic Beach. Financial
screenings are completed every Saturday
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Appointment with Pediatrician varies.
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Dental
Clinic
- I.M.
Sulzbacher Dental Center 355-6100
(By Referral Only)
- St. Matthew
Christian Dental Clinic 764-0909
(ByAppointment Only)
For more information, please call
the Volunteer Services Office at (904) 630-3228. Thanks!
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