BODY OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CLINIC
By appointment only Medical Clinic, 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday 2210-B Holland Rd., Belton 254-939-9500 Dental Clinic, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday 1508 Oleta St., Belton 254-613-5052 BodyOfChristClinic.org Eligible families are uninsured, low-income or unemployed, don’t have Medicaid, Medicare or aren’t eligible for VA services. Serves patients in east Bell County. Patients are screened for eligibility.
and uninsured. Serves patients in Killeen and surrounding communities. Services include acute and chronic care, medications, mental health by referral, limited dental care, case management and health education. The clinic refers patients to an appropriate agency for services it cannot provide.
TEMPLE COMMUNITY CLINIC
718 N. Second St., Suite A, Killeen (inside the Killeen Arts & Activities Center) 254-618-4211 GKFClinic.org Open Mondays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Fridays Mondays and Thursdays walk-in acute care, check in 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays walk-in acute care, check in 8:30 a.m. Other services by appointment only Open to children and adults who are low-income
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1905 Curtis B. Elliott Dr., Temple 254-771-3374 TempleCommunityClinic.org The clinic is a resource for wellness, education and health services to qualified residents of Bell County, provided at no cost. Offers chronic and acute illness, prescription assistance and specialty clinics, such as cardiology, GI, podiatry, vision, dental, women’s health, dermatology, mental health and diagnostic testing. If the clinic can’t meet a patient’s needs, they utilize a network of community resources to locate the best option for care. Community collaborations and partnerships with The United Way, City of Temple, Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas A&M Health Science, National Association of Charitable Clinics and Texas Association of Charitable Clinics provide the clinic with a progressive approach to meeting the health and wellness needs of Bell County, increasing patients’ access to care while training future providers.
handles counseling referrals. The individual had a number of counseling sessions and checked in with Spinn to let her know the sessions had been completed and would get in touch if she needs further assistance. “That’s the point you want to get to in social work,” Spinn says. “The patient can self-sustain.” Woytek took a wider view of the experience. “That patient is more likely to come back here for other needs if she has them, rather than heading to the emergency room, or go without care. They now know there are available resources and they have a clinical home to return to.” Every new patient sees Spinn or the social work intern to do a needs assessment, which collects more information than any eligibility form could provide. The patient may be coming in for an ear ache, but there could be other issues. The social worker is looking at the social determinants of health that include: food security, living conditions, neighborhood and physical environments, social support network, access to transportation and other details. “If there is something else other than healthcare
that we can’t provide, we’re referring that out to someone who can,” Spinn says. Spinn is networking with individuals at the agencies that are used as referrals. She has accompanied Woytek to different meetings and met people along the way. There also are connections that can happen by chance. Woytek and Spinn were at Temple College looking at a venue for the clinic’s Living Well in Bell series. They went to see another space on campus in the Arnold Student Union Building. There the two happened to meet TC fine arts division director Brent Colwell, who is shepherding the development of the school’s Circle of Support initiative. TC’s Circle of Support and the clinic have like goals, particularly finding solutions for the vulnerable members of the populations they serve. Woytek told Spinn it’s those chance meetings where you find the people who can open doors for you and you can open up doors for them. “That’s how it works. You can’t plan those circumstances,” Woytek says. “You have to be out, you have to be present and you have to be open.” Spinn’s actual job title is case manager and
GREATER KILLEEN COMMUNITY CLINIC
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