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Community Care Services Department
Community Care Services Department graphic of health care services
Community Health Centers
Medical Assistance Program
Austin Women's Hospital
Community Care Services
Our Mission
We will work with the community as peers with open eyes and a responsive attitude to provide the right care, at the right time, at the right place.
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Services

Homeless patients only

Clinic Sites

501 East Eighth Street (Salvation Army)
Phone: 634-5940, Fax: 478-7817
500 East Seventh Street (Austin Resource Center for the Homeless)
 Phone: 972-4850, Fax: 391-0201

Austin Health Care for the Homeless
Project Background
Services:
Primary Care
Dental Care
Vision Care
Behavioral Health Care
Social Work
Street Outreach

Hours (Salvation Army and ARCH):
Monday-Friday: 8am-12pm, 1-5pm;
 
Patients seen on a walk-in basis
Dental and vision care hours are limited.  Please walk-in to the ARCH clinic on Monday morning at 8 am to check dental and vision care appointment availability


Location map for the CHC Homeless Health Clinics.
Linked pharmacy:
Walgreens Pharmacy
4501 Guadalupe (at 45th)
Telephone: 323-6098
Monday–Friday, 8am-10pm
Saturday, 9am-6pm
Sunday, 10am-6pm
Drive-thru service

Patient Satisfaction Line:
972-4100

Capital Metro Routes:
Silver Dillo to #1
Multiple routes deliver to the downtown area

Additional HCH medical care sites:

Clinic at LifeWorks Youth Outreach Center
408 West 23rd St.
735-2300
Open Thursdays 9am-4:45pm
Patients seen on a Walk-in basis

SafePlace (for SafePlace clients only)
Open Wednesdays 8am-3pm




Medical Assistance Program (MAP) benefits screening and enrollment
MAP screening and enrollment office located within the ARCH Clinic, 500 E. 7th St. Open Monday through Friday, 8am-12pm and 1-5pm. Services reserved for homeless people only. Screening and enrollment process takes approximately 15 minutes

Case Management:
Health Care for the Homeless Case Management services are available at the ARCH (500 E. 7th St.) and Salvation Army (501 E. 8th St.) Clinics

Psychiatric Services:
An Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation psychiatrist works within the ARCH Clinic 20 hours per week. Contact the ATCMHMR Access Program at 305-4130 for more information.

Communicable Diseases Screening:
All HCH primary care sites provide TB, Hepatitis, HIV, and STD screening to the homeless

National Health Care for the Homeless Council's Shelter Health Care Guide and Toolkits




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