The three South Florida counties Miami-Dade, Broward County and Palm Beach offer alternatives for those who do not have health insurance for one reason or another.
Miami-Dade and Broward County have a system of community clinics operating under the health department of these counties and the public hospital system.
These medical facilities receive patients of all ages regardless of their legal status.
Few know that these outpatient clinics that offer primary care charge according to the person’s income. To do this, a series of forms that demonstrate your financial situation must be filled out to be attended. The service of doctors is good and they even have specialists such as pediatricians, general practitioners and dentists.
These three counties also have a program called the Health Department’s Healthy Start Program. This program operates throughout the state of Florida. These programs are designed to meet the needs of certain groups of people such as pregnant women and children under three years of age. Here they are offered nutritional information, pre-partum classes, breastfeeding, as well as pregnancy support and routine tests.
Once you have assessed the economic level in which you fit, you will be given an ID card.
If they do not have what to pay, do not worry because you will also be accepted, that if you can prove that you have no job or livelihood. In case the patient needs more complete analyzes or surgical interventions, they will send him to Jackson Memorial Hospital that works with the same payment system.
Some of the community clinics:
Borinquen Health Care Center,Inc 3601 N. Federal Hwy. Miami, FL 33137 305 576-6611
Camilus Health Concern, Inc 336 NW 5th St. Miami, Fl 33128 305-577-4840 ext 106 Health care for the homeless.
Maternal and Child Heath Center 551 West 51 Place, Hialeah, Fl 305 817-6560
Citrus Med Primary Care Clinic 4125 West 20 Ave Hialeah, Fl 33012 Phone 305-424-3120
Jackson Memorial Hospital North Dade Health 16555 Northwest 25th Avenue Opa Locka, Fl 33054 786-466 1500
Jackson Memorial Hospital 1611 NW 12th Ave (305)585-1111 Maternal and Child Center Health Center 551 West 51 Place, Hialeah, Fl 305 817-6560
More information: https://enmiami.about.com/od/gi426/a/Clinicas-Comunitarias.htm