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Union Family Health Center 142 East Dearborn

The Union Family Health Center is a Certified Rural Health Clinic, providing primary care and preventive services to the residents of Union and the surrounding community. The center is associated with Oregon Health Sciences University who provide a staff of 12, including 5 medical professionals.

The OHSU School of Nursing originally opened the Union Family Health Center in 1994. The center has been very successful in serving the needs of the community and, in 2000, the current facility was opened with almost four times more space than the original.

The health center's services go beyond your typical clinic. In addition to health care, nurse practitioners also make home visits, work with the 'Health Network for Rural Schools' program in all five of Union County's rural school districts, and offer free community education and wellness programs, ranging from storytelling and nutrition to blood pressure checks. The clinic is a vital part of OHSU's community service mission to provide services throughout the state. The center specializes in the following services: After hours on-call consultation Complete history and physical exams Comprehensive women's health care (annual exams, family planning) Diagnosis and treatment of common acute illnesses (earaches, bronchitis) and chronic illnesses (high blood pressure, diabetes) Diagnostic tests (EKG, lab tests) Health screenings and specialist referral Health care education Healthy life styles and disease prevention counseling Mental health counseling Minor procedures (suture lacerations, splint sprains, remove warts) Prescription of medication Sports, pre-employment and insurance physicals Vision and hearing tests Well-child care (check-ups, screenings, immunizations, parental counseling)

The clinic is staffed by OHSU nurse practitioners and nursing students, a physician consultant and support staff. You can meet the staff here.

Community Center The idea for the UFHC Community Center was to provide an area where patients and members of the community could learn and practice wellness. The dream has come full circle and now classes like smoking cessation and healthy cooking have become a reality. The community center, located on the building's west side, can comfortably seat 20-30 people. It also has tables and counters that allow meetings and classes to be easily facilitated. The room's projector screen and television cabinets provide excellent visual aides when the need arises. The room is decorated with reprints of pictures taken of early 20th-century Union. They circle the room, and give it a feel of comfort and authenticity.

Some data provided courtesy of the Oregon Health Science University Union Clinic web site

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