| Facility Name: TOWAOC HC | |||||||||||||||
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| About TOWAOC HC | |||||||||||||||
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Care includes medical, nursing, dental, optometry, nutrition, health education, community health nursing, mental health, social services, substance abuse, and environmental health services. General clinics are conducted according to a published schedule: well-child, chronic diseases, allergy, womens health, and podiatry. Pharmacy, Laboratory and Radiology services are all provided at each of the centers. The tribes offer Community Health Representative [CHR] programs funded by the IHS. Additional health care services, including in-patient and specialty care, are arranged via contracts with a variety of providers in neighboring areas. A beautiful setting at the base of Sleeping Ute Mountain in the Four Corners Area. A small health center with a friendly staff. |
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| Geographic Information | |||||||||||||||
| Location: | Tacoma, WA | ||||||||||||||
| Type of Program: | IHS | ||||||||||||||
| Service Unit: | SOUTHERN COL | ||||||||||||||
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| IHS Area: | ALBUQUERQUE | ||||||||||||||
| Staffing / Clinic Size | |||||||||||||||
| Year Clinic was built (or remodeled): | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of dental operatories: | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Types of referral services: | None | ||||||||||||||
| Total dental clinic staffing: | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinic Specifics / About The Area | |||||||||||||||
| Number of clinic patients (users): | 900 | ||||||||||||||
| Nearest city with > 50,000 people & distance: | Tacoma | ||||||||||||||
| Airports serving the area & distance: | Seattle SEATEC | ||||||||||||||
| Housing Options: | None | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from clinic to nearest residential area: | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance to nearest schools: | 11 | ||||||||||||||
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