Clinic now offers behavioral health services
Messenger-InquirerFeb 24, 2019
Last autumn, the clinic received
In the future, the clinic plans to offer group therapy, said
Last year, the clinic started offering Vivitrol injections, which are once-a-month treatments to prevent relapse in opioid-dependent patients. AACCC is one of only a few local places that offer Vivitrol.
Besides medical and behavioral health services, the clinic staffs two care coordinators who help vulnerable populations with other needs, such as housing, employment and food.
"We're treating the entire patient," Wilson said. "If we help with other insecurities, such as housing, health outcomes improve."
The clinic, in the former McAuley Clinic building at Ninth and Center streets, accepts Medicaid and most insurances. AACCC operates on a sliding-fee scale, including self-pay patients.
Wilson estimates 60 percent of the clinic's patients rely on Medicaid. The clinic's Medicare population is growing, too.
When the clinic opened on
AACCC serves
She feels more would come from outlying areas because the need for services exists, but a lack of reliable transportation to get to
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