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Adult Health

Indian River County Health Department is dedicated to promoting the health and wellness of adults and adolescents by providing quality primary health care services, both acute and preventive in nature, to well and sick residents and visitors of Indian River County. Our Adult Health clinics are supported by a specially trained staff of physicians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, registered and licensed practical nurses, as well as office personnel.

With funding from the Florida Department of Health, as well as the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners and the Indian River County Hospital District, we are able to provide to low-income families and the uninsured a wide variety of adult primary health care services, such as:

Routine checkups for adults and children over the age of 15
Comprehensive acute and chronic illness care
Routine physicals and screenings
Adult immunizations
Emphasis and counseling on preventive health care
Diabetes treatment and counseling
Hypertension (high blood pressure) treatment and counseling
Tuberculosis screening, treatment, and referral for specialty care
Confidential and anonymous sexually transmitted disease testing, counseling, and limited treatment with referrals to specialists for long-term care
Limited medicines available
Walk-in visits available for patients with minor illnesses
For urgent and immediate assistance, an on-call Medipass nurse is available 24/7
Interpreting services are available for non-English speaking patients

We also have a Women's Health Clinic that is devoted entirely to caring for the unique needs of women.

APPOINTMENTS

If you are currently a patient at the health department, appointments can be made by calling either of our Adult Health clinics at 794-7420 (Clinic C) or our Women's Health clinic at 794-7425 (Clinic D). If you are not currently a patient but would like to make an appointment, you will need to register as a new patient.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR NEW PATIENTS

When registering as a new patient, please bring the following information with you:

Drivers license or other ID listing home address,
Social security card (including all dependent children in the family),
Most recent paycheck stub, and
Any insurance/Medicare/Medicaid cards

Please notify the clinic as soon as possible if you are unable to keep a scheduled appointment.

For more information, please call Adult Health Clinic (772) 794-7420 (Clinic C) or our Women's Health Clinic at (772) 794-7425 (Clinic D).

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