Health Care
Medical
Big Bend Health Council
403 E. 11th
Street
Panama City, FL
Phone: 850-872-
4128
Fax: 850-872-4131
7:00 am- 4:30 pm
Mon- Fri
Children's Medical Services
230 N Tyndall
Parkway
Panama City, FL
850-872-4700
A collection of programs for eligible (clinical and
financial eligibility) children with special needs. Programs and services are
family-centered and designed to help children with a variety of conditions and
needs.
Mon-Fri 8a.m.-5p.m. Call for an
appointment
Eastpoint Medical Center
35 Island Drive Suite 14
Eastpoint, Fl 32328
Phone (850) 670-8585
Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Closed noon – 1:00 p.m.)
Franklin County Health
Department
139 12th Street
Apalachicola, Fl 32320
850-653-2111
Franklin County Health Department provides basic family health care services to persons unable to access care from private sectors. Provides early intervention and medical services to children with special health care needs. Monitors the sanitary status of water and sewage systems, group living facilities and other activities that have the potential to threaten the public’s health
Gulf County Health Department
2475 Garrison Ave
Port St. Joe, FL
850-227-1276
Gulf County Health Department provides basic family health care services to persons unable to access care from private sectors. Provides early intervention and medical services to children with special health care needs. Monitors the sanitary status of water and sewage systems, group living facilities and other activities that have the potential to threaten the public’s health
Gulf County Health Department
807 Florida Hwy. 22
Wewahitchka, FL
850-639-4414
Gulf County Health Department provides basic family health care services to persons unable to access care from private sectors. Provides early intervention and medical services to children with special health care needs. Monitors the sanitary status of water and sewage systems, group living facilities and other activities that have the potential to threaten the public’s health
PanCare Medical Clinic (Medical & Behavioral Health)
2475 Garrison Ave.
Port St. Joe,
FL 32456
850-229-1043
Sacred Heart Hospital (local public hospital)
3801 East Highway 98
Port St. Joe, FL
850-229-5600
Weems Medical Center
135 Avenue G
Apalachicola, FL 32320
Phone (80)653-8853
Weems Medical Center East
110 NE 5th Street
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Phone: (850) 697?2345
Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wewahitchka Medical Center
225 West River Road
Wewahitchka, FL 32465
Phone: (850) 639?5828
Primary Care Services: Adult & Pediatric
Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Closed from noon – 1:00 p.m.)
Dental
Advanced and Gentle Dental Care
Frank May, DMD
319 Williams Avenue
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Phone: (850) 227?1123
David Lister, DMD
403 N. Highway 71
Wewahitchka, FL 32465
Phone: (850) 639?4565
Franklin County Health Department Dental Clinic? Carrabelle
106 NE 5th Street
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Phone: (850) 697?4121
Limited to Pediatric Medicaid patients at this time.
Will see adults for emergencies only. Must not have
private insurance
Gulf County Health Department
(PSJ)
2475 Garrison Ave.
Port St. Joe, FL
850-227-1276
Gulf County Health Department provides basic family health care services to persons unable to access care from private sectors. Provides early intervention and medical services to children with special health care needs. Monitors the sanitary status of water and sewage systems, group living facilities and other activities that have the potential to threaten the public’s health.
Gulf County Health Department
(Wewa)
807 Florida Hwy. 22.
Wewahitchka, FL
850-639-4414
Gulf County Health Department provides basic family health care services to persons unable to access care from private sectors. Provides early intervention and medical services to children with special health care needs. Monitors the sanitary status of water and sewage systems, group living facilities and other activities that have the potential to threaten the public’s health
PanCare Dental Clinic (PSJ)
2475 Garrison Ave.
Port St. Joe,
FL 32456
850-229-1043
Dental exams,
cleanings, sealants; Medicaid accepted
PanCare Dental Clinic (Wewa)
807 West Hwy. 22
Wewahitchka, FL
850-639-2028
Dental exams,
cleanings, sealants; Medicaid accepted
Taylor Dental Center
409 East Ash Street
Perry, FL 32347
Phone: (850) 223?2578
Prescriptions
Family Service Agency
114 East 9th
Street
Panama City, FL
850-785-1721
Mental Health and Counseling Services
Alcoholics Anonymous
850-784-7431
Gambler’s Anonymous
1-800-426-7711
Life Management Center of Northwest
Florida
Behavioral Health Services & Family Counselling
311 Williams Avenue
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Phone: (850) 227?1145
Life Management Center – Bay, Gulf & Holmes Counties
525 E. 15th Street
Panama City FL
Appointments
850-522-4485 or 1-888-785-8750
Crisis Line- (For Emergency
Only) (850) 873-8573: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide crisis
counseling and conduct emergency mental health.
Life Management Center provides comprehensive behavioral health and
family counseling services in Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and
Washington Counties, Florida. Life Management Center offers professional help
with personal problems ranging from family life adjustment difficulties to
stress reactions, substance abuse and mental illness. For an appointment,
contact the toll-free client registration number at evaluation that includes
suicide assessment and examination for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
Narcotics Anonymous
1-800-711-6375
Insurance
Access Florida- Economic Self
Sufficiency Help Line- 1-866-762-2237
Web
site-www.myflorida.com/accessflorida
(Contact
this agency if applying for Cash Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid)
Florida Kid
Care
P.O. Box 980
Tallahassee, Florida
32302-0980 Contact Number 1-(888) 540-5437 Florida Kid Care is a program through the state of Florida that offers
health insurance for children from birth through age 18. Families are still
eligible for health care even if one or both caregivers are working. To obtain
an application for this service, visit www.floridakidcare.org To qualify
for assistance, a child must:
Be under age 19
Be uninsured
Meet income eligibility
requirements
Be a U.S. citizen or qualified
non-citizen
Not be eligible for Medicaid
Not be the dependent of a
state employee eligible for health insurance
Not be in a public
institution
Services include- dental,
health, vision, check-ups, shots, prescriptions, hospitalization, surgery,
mental and behavioral therapy.
MEDICARE is Federal Government insurance for
people who are receiving Social Security because they have worked and paid into
the Medicare system for at least 40 quarters (10 years). They are 100% disabled and it is 2 years
after the date of application OR they have reached the age of 65 even if choosing to continue to work and postpone receiving Social Security checks. Part A--most hospitalization 80/20; Part B—(optional if you work & have insurance) after deductibles & co-pays covers 80/20 most doctor visits & outpatient services, with the monthly premium of $99.90 or more based on income(in 2012 taken directly out of your Social Security check if not on Medicaid (see Medicaid below) or by direct payment if postponing receiving Social Security; Part C—(optional) is co-insurance through different companies to help pay the 20% that Part A and Part B does not pay. Cost varies. Part D—(optional) prescription assistance—different programs, that covers their list of medications, cost varies. For info / exceptions contact the Social
Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 or check online at www.ssa.gov or www.medicare.gov
MEDICAID FOR DISABLED/ELDERLY is a Federal & State Government program for adults and children receiving SSI—Supplementary Security Income, who are 100% disabled and/or elderly. There are small co-pays or no charge for most hospital, doctor/out-patient services, and approved prescriptions. People receiving Social Security below the payment standard for SSI can receive some SSI along with their Social Security and have both Medicare and Medicaid with Medicaid making the part B Medicare payment.
MEDICALLY NEEDY is a “last resort” program for disabled or elderly who are over the income limit for SSI, with medical bills that Medicare does not pay i.e., nursing homes. The “share of cost” they pay before Medicaid pays is almost an entire month’s income. There are income and asset requirements. QMB (Qualified Medicaid Beneficiaries) is
a Medicaid program that pays the Medicare premium for certain individuals with
a disability or renal kidney failure. SLMB (Special Low Income Medicare
Beneficiary Program) is a Medicaid program to pay the Medicare Part B
premium for certain disabled or aged individuals For SSI call the Social Security
Administration at 1-800-772-1212 or go on line to www.ssa.gov/disability
For Medically Needy, QMB and SLMB contact Access Florida at moving to 2505
W. 15th St. 872-4185 or on line at www.myflorida.com/accessflorida
MEDICAID FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES is a Federal & State Government program intended to cover low-income children (birth-age--18 and pregnant women) --cooperation with Child Support is not a requirement. In a few situations the children’s very low-income parents or related caregivers
are eligible so they can continue to care for the children with the requirement
that they must first cooperate with Child Support Enforcement if both
parents are not in the home and included in the Medicaid.
MEDICALLY NEEDY is intended for “catastrophic medical expenses” for children and parents/relative caregivers of children under the age of 18 who are over income or assets for Medicaid but are under the asset limits for Medically Needy and have cooperate with Child Support Enforcement. Catastrophic means medical bills that are over the household income for the month of the bills such as hospitalization/surgery or extensive out-patient treatments such at Cancer treatments. You can apply for Medicaid and Medically Needy at the Department of Children and Families office/Access Florida 872-4185 2505 W. 15th
St Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm;
apply on line at www.myflorida.com/accessflorida; or for children only you can use a
paper Kid Care application available by call 1-888-540-54379 (KidCare) and one
will be mailed or see websites
below.
IF YOUR CHILD IS OR HAS BEEN ENROLLED IN MEDICALLY NEEDY WITH A SHARE OF
COST, YOU ARE OVER INCOME FOR MEDICAID AND NEED TO APPLY FOR HEALTHY KIDS OR MEDIKIDS.
MEDIKIDS (AGES 1-4 AND HEALTHY KIDS (AGES
5-18 is a Federal &
State Government program for children who do not have any other health
insurance. It has a monthly cost based on income often $15 to $20 or full pay,
along with small co-pays (usually $5.00 for services. There are several requirements including not
having any other insurance. Payment must
be made on time each month or benefits are canceled. For
information call 1-888-540-5437 or check on line at www.healthykids.org for Healthy Kids and www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Mediicaid/MediKids/indes.shtml
for MediKids. To apply online go to www.floridakidcare.org
or use a paper KidCare Application
call 1-888-540-5437 to have one sent to you, or down load/print one from
www.healthykids.org.
EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS/HEALTH INSURANCE—you should check
with your employer for the health insurance.
Often it is the best value for the coverage you get. Do not assume that you will not need health
insurance at a future date. An illness
or injury can cause financial problems for years.
REMEMBER—no health insurance, government sponsored or private, covers everything—know what yours cover, know your deductibles, know your co-pays, know who are the providers that take your insurance, know what medications are covered.
Chemical Addiction
and Substance Abuse
CARE (Chemical Addictions Recovery
Effort)
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-872-7676
Adult and
Adolescent residential facility for people experiencing chemical dependency
Provides prevention, intervention, outpatient, and detox
CARE
Drug Court & DUI Programs
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-872-7676 x4426
In cooperation with the judicial system, CARE integrates individual
and group counseling to educate offenders on the effects of substance abuse not
only on the individual, but also on the family and society.
CARE
Detox
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-769-1632
Vital signs are
taken twice a day, and medications are strictly monitored daily. Schedules include attending group therapy,
Drug/Alcohol Education groups, and AA/NA meetings, sliding scale fee.
CARE
Outpatient Services
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-872-7676 x4426
Provides TASC (Treatment Accountability
for Safer Communities) evaluations for all six Counties in District 2A. TASC
evaluations are based on referrals from the Department of Juvenile Justice in
which specific issues and behavioral problems are assessed, provides
comprehensive assessment and treatment services in six counties for adults and
adolescents experiencing substance abuse problems
CARE
Prevention Services
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-872-7676 x4426
ALPHA PROGRAMS - School programs that target high-risk youth in grades
4-6 which include individual counseling and group sessions. PREVENTION PROGRAMS
- Comprehensive educational programs designed for the needs of churches,
schools, hospitals, civic organizations, and clubs are available upon request.
DRUG F REE WORKPLACE - Educational seminar designed for employers and employees
to generate understanding about the effects of substance abuse in the
workplace. DRUG ALCOHOL TRAFFIC EDUCATION (DATE)- Required course for all
first-time driver license applicants who have not completed an approved
driver's education course. The course focuses on traffic safety, Florida laws,
and critical information on substance abuse. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PPROGRAM (EAP)
- Provides employers with assistance in establishing a program to resolve job
performance problems in a positive and cost-effective way.
CARE
S.O.S - Youth Services
4000 East 3rd
Street
Panama City, FL
850-872-7676 x4455
Fax: 850-872-9202
SOS is a 14-bed residential program that meets the special needs of
adolescent substance abusers and prospective residents must be between the ages
of 13 and 18 years old. Treatment includes attending individual and group
therapy, drug education groups, multi-family groups, and 12-step support
groups, Parents, self-referrals, schools, Department of Juvenile Justice, and
the Department of Children and Families make up the population referral base
CARE (AWARE – A Women’s Addiction Recovery Effort)
Alford, FL
850-872-7676 Fax:
850-872-0089
AWARE is an inpatient facility for women, located in Alford, FL, with
24 hour-a-day supervision. Length of residential stay is up to 60 days with a
Halfway House program. AWARE is staffed
with full-time addiction counselors, and treatment includes individual and
group therapy, drug education groups, family groups, and AA/NA meetings. Admission criteria require clients must be 18
years old or older and have been unsuccessful staying alcohol or drug-free.
Vision Services
Division of Blind Services
234 Forest Park Circle
Panama City, FL 32405
Phone: (850) 872-4181
Financial based assistance for vision services
