DOTHOUSE HEALTH INC
1353 DORCHESTER AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA 02122 www.dothousehealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RESPECTS OUR CONSUMERS, STAFF AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY; BE A LEADING FORCE FOR CHANGE IN THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL STATUS OF OUR COMMUNITY; AND BE AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF HEALTH, WELL BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENTS.

PRIMARY CARE: DOTHOUSE SERVED OVER 20,732 PATIENTS IN DORCHESTER IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. PRIMARY CARE SERVICES REPRESENTED 58% OF TOTAL PATIENT VISITS DURING THE YEAR. PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INCLUDE ADULT MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS AND AN URGENT CARE PROGRAM. FROM THESE SERVICES, PATIENTS CAN BE REFERRED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF IN-HOUSE SPECIALTY CARE, SOCIAL SERVICE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. OUR FULL BATTERY OF SERVICES INCLUDE: ADULT MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, DENTAL CARE, EYE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER AND FULL SERVICES IN PHARMACY, LABORATORY INCLUDING TESTING AND PHLEBOTOMY, X-RAY, ULTRASOUND AND MAMMOGRAPHY. SPECIALTY CARE INCLUDES DERMATOLOGY, NUTRITION, CARDIOLOGY, HIV, CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS SUCH AS FOOD AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, ADULT EDUCATION, TAX AND CREDIT COUNSELING, FOOD PANTRY, SWIMMING POOL AND GYMNASIUM PROGRAMMING, ELDER SERVICES AND EXERCISE PROGRAMS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: MENTAL HEALTH: CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS WELL AS ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY AND SOCIALLY VULNERABLE. PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH LEGAL MATTERS, OBTAINING FOOD STAMPS, SOCIAL SECURITY, HEATING PROBLEMS, CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL TESTING. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.OPTOMETRY: OFFERS COMPLETE EYE CARE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE OFFER: COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS, TREATMENT FOR EYE DISEASES, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FOR CATARACTS AND GLAUCOMA, LOW VISION SERVICE, CONTACT LENS FITTING AND CARE.PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES: OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING DIABETES SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, FOOD AND HUNGER ASSISTANCE, HIV RELATED COUNSELING, AND OTHER TYPE OF SUPPORT GROUPS.ORAL HEALTH: EACH YEAR DHH LOGS OVER 11,000 PATIENT VISITS IN ITS ORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DHH HAS EXPANDED ITS CAPACITY IN ORAL HEALTH TO INCLUDE PREVENTION, AND RESTORATIVE AND ORAL SURGERY. DHH HAS ADDED A DENTAL SUITE IN PEDIATRICS FOR PREVENTATIVE VISITS FOR CHILDREN. IT IS STAFFED FULL TIME.

OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES: DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, DHH SERVED ALMOST 6,000 PATIENTS IN THE PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY CARE. SOME INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT INCLUDE THE ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC SPACE, WHICH INCLUDES TWO CLINCIANS AND 2 FAMILY PARTNERS. THIS PROGRAM IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DHH'S DUAL-CERTIFIED PEDIATRICIAN AND PSYCHIATRIST AND AIMS TO IMPROVE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND PROVIDE A FULL COMPLEMENT OF PREVENTATIVE AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. DHH HAS ALSO CONTINUED IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ASTHMA ACTION PLANS WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE ASTHMA, WHICH INCLUDES WORKING WITH SCHOOL NURSES IN SUPPORTING THEIR ASTHMA ACTION PLAN WHEN THEY ARE IN SCHOOL.

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