Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department

Clinic

Medical office that provides non-emergency care

Description

Outpatient health clinic offering preventative, diagnostic (exam or test) and treatment services

Some clinics are certified as Health Care Homes, where primary care providers, families and patients work together to support wellness and improve health outcomes. The Minnesota Department of Health provides an online map of providers as well as an online directory that allows you to search for clinics or clinicians by name.

Additional Information

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) provide free and low-cost clinics in underserved areas, typically inner-cities and rural areas. They are designed to serve people who have limited access to healthcare such as the uninsured and underinsured, immigrants, migrant workers and people who live in public housing or are homeless. These medical clinics are paid for by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Federally Qualified Health centers provide:

• Checkups when you are well
• Treatment when you are sick
• Complete care when you are pregnant
• Immunizations and checkups for your children
• Dental care and prescription drugs for your family
• Mental health and substance abuse care if you need it

The Red Door Clinic is a walk-in clinic that provides diagnosis and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD). Services include:

• Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing with same-day results
• Dermatology treatment for genital warts or molluscum contagiosum
• Vaccinations for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for people at risk
• Safer sex information and birth control for women up to age 30
• Ryan White Services for the uninsured
• Pregnancy prevention services
• Care Access and Prevention Services - Sexual health program for newly diagnosed HIV positive persons and those at high risk for HIV
• Health Interventions for Men - Gay and bisexual men's health services
• Needle exchange

Many of the clinic staff speak Spanish and can provide free interpreter services. For all other languages, telephone interpretation is provided free of charge. Appointments are made for visits that require a American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. To set an appointment for a visit requiring an ASL interpreter, please call the clinic at (612) 348-4729 TTY one week prior to the date that you would like to be seen.

Features

• Licenses and Certifications
  • Federally Qualified Health Center

• Payment
  • Sliding fee scale

Eligibility

Any homeless adult or child living in situations such as:

• Outside or on the street,
• In shelter or transitional housing,
• With friends or relatives ("doubled-up" or "couch hopping") or
• Currently housed but was homeless within the last year

Red Door - 12 years of age and older

Application Instructions

If you know a homeless individual who needs medical care:

Have the person call (612) 543-5555 or direct the person to a Health Care for the Homeless clinic site.

Appointments aren't required, but it is recommended to call to confirm the clinic is open. You can call the individual clinic or the main phone number: (612) 543-5555.

Red Door: Accept walk-in visits, appointments are available daily Appointment needed for pregnancy prevention services and Ryan White Early Intervention services

Fee

Health Care for the Homeless accepts most insurances and provides sliding fee scales for low-income or uninsured individuals. Clinic services will not be denied based on inability to pay.

Red Door: This is not a free clinic but service is not dependent on the ability to pay. Accepts all forms of health insurance. If you do not have insurance, or choose not to use your insurance, you will be asked to pay something at the time of your visit.
Accept cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard.