Pediatric and
adult primary care services are scheduled to end at the Volusia
County Health Department’s Orange City clinic June 30 and at its
Deltona clinic September 30. Patients who decide to seek care from
Northeast Florida Health Services can do so at Pierson Medical
Center and Deland Medical Center. Northeast Florida Health Services
plans to open a clinic in Deltona in October.
To ensure a
smooth transition, clients were notified of the changes by the
Volusia County Health Department, which explained the procedure for
having medical records transferred from the department to another
provider.
A number of
important public health services still will be available in west
Volusia County through the Volusia County Health Department. Among
them are adult and child immunizations, including those required by
the schools; communicable disease control; sexually transmitted
disease (STD) testing and treatment; HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and
counseling; the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Program, tuberculosis testing and more.
The Women,
Infants and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
will
continue to be offered in DeLand and in Deltona. The Health
Department also operates a Women's Health Services clinic in DeLand.
This clinic offers prenatal care, obstetrics and gynecology.
“The
transition communications plan developed by the county, Health
Department,
Northeast Florida Health Services Inc., and the West Volusia
Hospital Authority has been instrumental in a smooth process for the
patients,” said Deborah Wood, interim executive director of
Northeast Florida Health Services Inc. “We are hopeful that partners
are clear on the location and types of services available, and
comfortable their medical needs will be met.”
An expansive
effort also was made to reach Volusia County’s Latino residents
through multilanguage, targeted communications to the county’s
Latino families, largely populated in the northwest area of Volusia
County.
Stefany
Strong, spokesperson for the Volusia County Health Department
concurred. “We are pleased with the way things are going. It is
important our clients continue to make their appointments without a
lapse in their health care.”
The clinic at
the Deland Medical Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 844
W.
Plymouth Ave. Current patients of the Volusia County Health
Department’s west Volusia primary care clinics are asked to choose a
new doctor before the scheduled closing of the DeLand and Deltona
clinics.
To have
records transferred to the new clinic, current Volusia County Health
Department patients should call 386/822-6215. Patients may make an
appointment at the new primary care clinic by calling 386/738-2422.
For details visit
www.volusia.org/healthchange.com.
