Community Health Centers

Community health centers are located within each county. These centers provide a medical home for people in almost all income levels. The health centers see insured, under-insured and uninsured patients. Most centers bill their patients on a sliding fee scale, based on the household income.

Statewide

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(888) 533-3543
http://www.nemours.org/clinic.html

Provides primary care services to children.

New Castle County: Philadelphia Pike, St. Francis, Jessup Street, Penn Mart, Peoples Plaza and Rockland Road

Kent County: Dover and Milford

Sussex County: Georgetown and Seaford

An additional site located in Wilmington serves senior citizens.

New Castle County

Claymont Family Health Services
3301 Green Street
Claymont, DE  19703
(302) 798-9755
http://www.claymontcenter.org  (programs)

Volunteer physicians provide primary health care, general exams, blood pressure screenings, minor illness treatment, women's health services, dermatology, adult/child immunizations and referrals to specialists or clinics for individuals and families with little or no health insurance.

Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
601 New Castle Avenue
Wilmington, DE  19801
(302) 655-6187
http://www.hjmc.org/

Provides care to senior citizens, minor surgery, adult medicine, vision and hearing screening, sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, adolescent health education program, teen pregnancy program, immunizations, reproductive care and pediatric care.

Saint Francis Family Practice
7th and Clayton Streets
Wilmington, DE  19805
(302) 421-4100 (Central Outpatient)
St. Francis Family Practice Center (302) 575-8040
St. Clare Van Office (302) 575-8218
Center of Hope (302)369-9370
http://www.stfrancishealthcare.org/patient-services/womens-services

Provides a hospital-based comprehensive family health office, including obstetric and newborn care through Tiny Steps, a program for low-income pregnant women, staffed by resident doctors providing health screening, diagnosis, and treatment to patients of all ages. The Tiny Steps program is also offered at the Newark location.

The Saint Clare Outreach Program is a mobile van staffed by a doctor, a registered nurse and one assistant that travels to different locations in Wilmington to serve the homeless and others in need.

The Center of Hope, a family health center in Newark, offers health care to migrant workers.

Westside Family Healthcare
1802 West 4th Street
Wilmington, DE  19805
(302) 655-5822
http://www.westsidehealth.org/

Provides acute and chronic illness care, case management and social services, family planning and reproductive care, health education and counseling, HIV counseling, testing and treatment; immunizations, laboratory services, low cost medications, physical examinations, foot care, prenatal and maternity care, preventive care, and 24-hour physician on-call emergency services.

Wilmington Hospital Health Center
501 West 14th Street
Wilmington, DE  19801
(302) 428-2274
http://www.christianacare.org/body.cfm?id=336

Provides physician diagnostic and treatment services, pediatrics, reproductive, surgery, eye, foot and dental care.

Kent County

Kent Community Health Center
1095 S. Bradford Street
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 678-2000
http://www.drminc.org/healthcare.html

Provides a wide range of primary, preventive health and social services. Health care services include sick and well care, exams, immunizations, family planning, breast and cervical cancer screening, and health insurance and prescription assistance referrals.

Medicare, Medicaid and sliding fees are available for the insured or underinsured. Day or evening appointments are available.

Staff is bilingual in English and Spanish.

The MATCH Van, a mobile unit, provides preventive health education, health screenings, immunizations and prenatal tests to select locations within Kent and Sussex Counties. It also assists people in accessing a medical home. The MATCH van is available to participate in health fairs and other community health events.

The Kent Community Health Center and the Mobile Access to Community Health (MATCH) Van are both projects of Delmarva Rural Ministries.

Sussex County

La Red Health Center
505 W. Market Street
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 855 -1233
http://www.laredhealthcenter.org/

Provides access to primary healthcare for all individuals.

Services include pediatric, adolescent and adult medicine preventive programs, diabetes education, immunizations for children, routine school and sports physicals, HIV testing and counseling, prenatal services and mental health and substance abuse counseling.

Application assistance is available for Medicaid, Community Healthcare Access Program (CHAP) and other programs. Services are based on sliding scale fees.

Staff is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Translation and transportation services are also available.

Family Planning Services

Additional, specialized health services for family planning can be found at: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/chca/dphfpservices3.html