Trusted, Expert Healthcare Serving Texans during the COVID-19 Pandemic Planned Parenthood’s health center doors stayed opened throughout 2020. To protect patients and staff, our health centers implemented protocols to ensure spatial distancing and enhanced screening and cleaning processes. Telemedicine services expanded to include private video conference appointments to allow more patients to receive virtual healthcare from home.
93,602
patient visits at Planned Parenthood health centers in Austin, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Paris, Plano, Tyler, Waco, and surrounding communities. 64% of visits by uninsured Texans, and 22% of visits provided via telemedicine 57,989 healthcare patients served 4,487 medication or surgical abortions 11,554 teens and parents received health education to keep teens safe and healthy
7,442
breast and cervical cancer screenings, treatments to diagnose and prevent cancer at the earliest and most treatable stages, including colposcopy, cryotherapy and LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure), and mammography referrals.
42,981
birth control services to plan and space pregnancies and treat health conditions including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
81,062
tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV tests, PrEP/PEP HIV prevention medications, and HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer, certain types of oral, anal, penile and vulvar cancers, and genital warts.
3,149
Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) appointments for patients in Austin, Arlington, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Paris, and Plano health centers and via telemedicine. Trans-competent healthcare is available at all Planned Parenthood health centers.
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