This month, the C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, operated by the Health Care District of Palm Beach County as federally qualified health centers, are marking their first year of providing quality medical care to adults and children.
Since June 2013, the four clinics located at the current Florida Health Palm Beach County (formerly Palm Beach County Health Department) health centers in Belle Glade, Lantana, West Palm Beach and Delray Beach have logged more than 52,000 total patient visits.
“It’s rewarding to see residents of all ages from across the county make the Brumback Clinics their medical home,” said Dr. Ronald J. Wiewora, the Health Care District’s chief executive officer and chief medical officer. “Our goal is to provide patients access to primary healthcare services that keep them healthy.”
All four clinics are open Monday through Friday and serve all patients, regardless of their ability to pay or whether or not they have insurance. Clinic services for adults and children are provided by highly trained, qualified and professional medical staff, board-certified in the primary care specialties of family practice, general practice, pediatrics and mental health services. While the four clinics accept patients who walk in, the clinics recommend that patients make an appointment by calling (561) 642-1000.
Adult services include yearly physicals, medical evaluations, disease management, laboratory services, diabetes/hypertension screenings, mammogram/specialty care referrals, mental health counseling and adult immunizations, as well as employment, school and housing physicals, financial counseling and social services referrals.
Pediatric services include well child visits, sick child visits, school/sports physicals, childhood immunizations, hearing/vision testing, mental health counseling and laboratory services.
All patients at the Brumback Clinics have on-site access to pharmacy services and discounted prescription medication. During the past year, more than 1,800 uninsured patients had access to discounted prescriptions that they could not otherwise afford. To improve accessibility for residents in the Glades community, on July 14, the Belle Glade clinic is scheduled to relocate from the county building at 38754 State Road 80 to a convenient new location in downtown Belle Glade at 941 SE 1st Street.
The Brumback Clinics have also launched a new web site, www.brumbackclinics.org, which allows visitors to easily find information about the clinics, including addresses, hours of operation, maps and directions, and Palm Tran routes. Patients can visit the new site prior to their visit and download a registration form to complete and bring with them to their appointment.
“One of our successes this year was expanding our hours of operation to provide services in the evenings one day a week at three of our clinics,” Executive Director Christopher F. Irizarry said. “Looking forward, we are evaluating additional opportunities for enhancing services in the community.”
ABOVE: A patient gets a checkup at the C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic in West Palm Beach.
