"one-stop-shop"

One of the most rewarding things about practicing at my community health center is the ability to offer comprehensive primary medical and dental care as well as behavioral health services. Last week I saw a young man who had not received medical care for some time due to lack of health insurance. When he learned of our services he scheduled an appointment in hopes of getting a "check-up" and medication refilled. He shared with me that he had recently witnessed the suicide of a family member and was experiencing severe distress related to this trauma. We talked for a while and he was thrilled to hear that we had a psychologist in the center that could help him process what he had endured. He also mentioned that he had some dental issues and needed some work done that he had neglected due to finances. We were able to provide him with a check-up and medication refill, as well as lab work and appointments to return for counseling with the psychologist and dental work with the dentist! Everything we provided was discounted on a sliding scale to a rate that was affordable for him!