CHI COVID-19 TESTING INFO AND NEW TELEHEALTH SERVICES
Your health is our priority. That’s why we are offering COVID-19 testing and new telehealth services. We believe in putting patient care first!
Those looking to get tested for COVID-19 MUST HAVE AN APPOINTMENT and need to first have a free telehealth assessment. Plus, anyone looking to be tested for COVID-19 should meet the following criteria:
- Have any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat.
- Have been in close contact with a person known or suspected to have COVID-19
- Live in a community with ongoing COVID spread
- Have a need for a COVID test to be able to return to work
- Have at least 14 days after a 1st positive test and at least 7 days after a 2nd positive test
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT CALL (305) 252-4820
FREE COVID-19 testing locations and times:
CHI Marathon Health Center
2805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050
Every Saturday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.
Drive-through format
Must be a resident of Monroe County and have ID
Martin Luther King Jr. Clinica Campesina Health Center Campus
74 SW 6th Ave., Homestead, FL 33030
Every Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
Drive-through format
CHI has also integrated behavioral health staff into its COVID-19 testing operations. This team of therapists and mental health technicians helps to ease anxiety and stress-related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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**HEALTH ALERT**
There is a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Homestead area.
Please remember to take the necessary precautions:
STAY HOME.
SAVE LIVES.
Help stop coronavirus
STAY
home as much as you can
KEEP
a safe distance from others
WASH
your hands often
COVER
your cough
SICK?
Call ahead
CHI’s health centers remain open during this time as patients are being screened at the entrance for COVID-19 as a precaution for safeguarding the general patient population. Those with symptoms are not allowed inside so that primary care, behavioral health, dental, OB/GYN, pharmacy, vision, radiology, (limited dental services) and urgent care visits can continue.
In addition, you can now see your doctor while in the comfort of your own home! CHI is now offering TELEHEALTH and telephonic visits for:
*PRIMARY CARE
*PEDIATRICS
*URGENT CARE
*OB/GYN
*BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN
*DENTAL
Most insurances cover telehealth and CHI offers a sliding fee scale based on income for the uninsured. For an appointment call (305)252-4820.
What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
CHI operates 11 state-of-the-art community health
care centers and 35 school-based programs.
Community Health of South Florida Inc. is a nonprofit health care organization providing affordable quality primary and behavioral health care services to the residents of rapidly growing South Florida. CHI operates 11 state-of-the-art community health care centers and 35 school-based programs. All centers offer quality comprehensive primary and behavioral health care services. Our physicians are board certified or board eligible. Additionally, CHI is accredited by the Joint Commission and is accredited as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). CHI offers a “one-stop-shop” model where the organization and delivery of quality services are seamless, affordable, accessible and culturally sensitive.
Community Health of South Florida Inc. (CHI) is ranked by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA) as a nationwide leader in clinical quality measures. In fact, HRSA awarded CHI for being in the top 25 percent of health centers throughout the country for improvements in our patients’ health. CHI is recognized for exceeding national quality benchmarks and top tier results in the areas of: diabetes control, high blood pressure control, heart disease control, weight assessment and counseling for nutrition in children and adults, intervention for smokers and linking HIV patients to care. HRSA awarded the designation by comparing CHI’s clinical quality measures to more than 13,000 other health centers throughout the United States.
CHI has a one-stop shopping model that allows patients to utilize several services in one location. It has primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental, behavioral health, vision, urgent care, pharmacy, radiology and laboratory services. CHI even offers free transportation for patients going to and from doctor’s appointments and delivers low-cost prescriptions.
Community Health of South Florida Inc. (CHI) is the first Federally Qualified Health Center in the nation to be awarded the coveted Governor’s Sterling award. The South Florida not for profit comprehensive health care company has been serving the community for decades. The award marks a milestone for the agency as the Sterling award is a difficult accomplishment that only few companies are able to obtain. Read more here.
11
Locations
100
Providers
30
Services
1
Objective
Our Locations
Doris Ison Health Center
West Kendall Health Center
Martin Luther King, Jr.Clinica Campesina
South Miami Health Center
Community Health of South Florida Inc. accepts many insurance providers
“Patient Care Comes First”
OUR MISSION
To deliver safe, accessible, compassionate and culturally competent quality health care services to the people of South Florida while training the next generation of health care professionals.
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OUR MOTTO
At Community Health of South Florida Inc., our motto is “Patient Care Comes First.” We strongly believe in our motto and it is apparent when you visit one of our many centers located throughout South Florida. Our health providers and team of professionals are ready to provide healthcare to you and your family.