Eric LaRoue, DSS Hilary Newby, DSS
501 W. Harrie St Family Dentistry
293-8291 103 E. John St.
Newberry, MI 49868
293-8382
Alan Tokar, DSS
224 Newberry Ave.
Newberry, MI 49868
293-3289
207 W John Street
Newberry, MI 49868
(906) 293-8355
Fax (906) 293-3410
HOURS:Wednesdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Thursdays 9:00 am to 12 pmOr call the Sault Ste. Marie office at (906) 635-7483
FEE:None SERVICES: Coordinate access to affordable health care for the unisured in Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac Counties.
Hamilton Lake Road
PO Box 398
Newberry, Mi. 49868
293-5107
Services: * Family planning clinics include free and reduced cost birth control,
pregnancy testing, and family planning education. Costs are based on sliding
fee scale and most methods of birth control are available.
Health Care
Services: *Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program: Provides nutritional education and supplemental food coupons to pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children (up to age five) who meet financial and medical requirements.
*Blood Lead Home Assessment:*Confidential health education/counseling services
to follow-up on blood lead results that fall outside the normal range.
Home Health Care Services: *Evaluation Home Visits:*Home Visits: *Services are
provided by nurses, social workers, home health aides and therapists in the
home.
*Private Duty: *For persons who need assistance to meet their personal care
needs can request this specialty service.
*Diabetes Education
*Foot Care Clinics
*Coordination/Liaison with other Agencies
Hospice Care: *Support and care are provided to terminally ill clients and their
families in the client's personal surroundings.
Environmental Health Services:
*Food Service: *Program includes licensing, plan review, inspection construction
and disease investigations of facilities serving food to the public.
*Onsite Sewage Permits: permits for sewage systems, *Well Permits, *Environmental
Complaints
*Mortgage evaluations (water and sewage evaluations), Land Evaluations, *Public
Swimming Pools
*Subdivisions-site Condominiums, *Campground Inspections
*Family Independence Agency Licensed Facilities: Foster homes, day care centers,
and children's camps
*Septic Waste Haulers: *Licensing and annual inspections, *Mobile Home Park
Licensing, *Ground water Education (GEM), *Soil Erosion & Sedimentation,
*Indoor Air Quality, *Radon
Health Education Services:
*Aids Education, *Community Health Promotion, *Heart Health Education, *School
Health Education, *Worksite and Community Health Promotion, *Addiction Services
*Skilled Nursing: Catheter care, ostomy care, medication teaching, injections,
teaching patient and caregivers, observation and evaluation, blood pressure,
blood glucose testing, I.V. medication instillation, I.V. care, diabetes teaching
and care, diet teaching.
*Home Health Aide: Personal care such as bathing, shampoos, meal preparation,
feeding of patient, respite care, assistance with ambulating and exercises.
*Medical Social Work: Assessment of social and emotional factors affecting illness,
community resource coordination, counseling for long-range planning and decision
making.
*Occupational, Physical, Speech Therapy, Registered Dietitian & Private-Duty
Services also available.
| Adoption Specialist Child Foster Care and Licensing Delinquent Program (Referrals by Court) Chore Services Homebound (Adults and Families) Day Care and Day Care Aide Licensing (Home/Sitters) Volunteer Service Program Child Protective Services State Emergency Relief Program/Heat |
Family Support/Specialist Shelter Homes (Short term, emergency placement for children) Adult Foster Care (Placement) Employment Services (To those on Assistance Program) Adult Protective Services State Emergency Relief Program Medical Transportation |
Tribal Health Clinic
4935 Zee-Ba-Tik Lane
P.O. Box 155
Newberry, MI 49868
293-8181
Services: Community Health Program offer monthly wellness clinics, diabetes
support groups, immunization clinics, foot care clinics, nutrition counseling
services, home visits and office visits for a variety of health care needs.
Other services include Contract Health, Eldercare services.
502 W. Harrie
Newberry, Mi. 49868
293-9200
Services:
*24 Hour Emergency Room
*Toll Free for U.P. only 1-800-743-3093
*Walk In Clinic ---------- (906) 293-9233
*Business Office ------------------293-9200
*Dr. RD Gibson ------------------293-9273
*Laboratory -----------------------293-9226
*Manistique Lakes Family Clinic-- 586-3300
*Paradise Community Health Center ---492-3881
*Physical Therapy ----------------293-9231
*Radiology ------------------------ 293-9237
*Walk-In clinic Optical --------- 293-9267
*Physical therapy and Cardiac rehabilitation
*Specialty Clinic
580 W. College Ave.
Marquette, Mi. 49855
1-800 562-9753
500 Main
Manistique, Mi.
341-3200
1001 East "F"
Iron Mountain, Mi. 49801
774-1700
Services:
* Treatment of patients with acute, fresh burns;
* patients needing plastic reconstruction or restorative surgery as a result
of healed burns;
* patients with severe scarring, resulting in contractors or interference of
proper mobility of the limbs;
* and patients with scarring and deformity of the face.
* Treatment of orthopedic problems.
*Eligibility Requirements: Children from infancy to or before 18th birthday.
*Costs: No charge for medical services or hospital expenses. Where necessary,
transportation to hospital and lodging expenses are also provided.
*Location of Hospitals
East "H" Street
Iron Mountain, Mi. 49801
774-3300
*8:00 am - 4:30 p.m. on weekdays
Services:
*The Social Work Service is located in Room #188 in the medical center.
* Wide range of medical services to veterans
* Vocational rehabilitation for service-connected disabilities
* Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care
* Medical detoxification for alcohol abusers
* Inpatient alcohol Treatment
* All veterans with an honorable discharge are eligible for medical services
at the V.A. Medical Center. To be eligible for monetary and rehabilitation services,
veterans must have a serve-connected disability. Catchment areas include the
entire Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin.
* Appointments can be made by contacting the hospital directly or referrals
can be made by a family physician.
* While some health insurance companies are billed for medical services, there
is no charge to eligible veterans for services.
400 W Magnetic St.
Marquette, Mi. 49855
228-9440 Ext. 570
Services: *All counties of Upper Michigan- Pediatric consultation for those
under the age of 21 years referred by a physician or health department. Available
Clinics:
2 neurology clinics per year
3 Cardiac " " "
3-4 Genetic " " "
1 Hemophiliac " " "
1 Plastic " " "
1 Pre-natal " " "
Regional Health Administrator
U.S. Public Health Service
300 South Wacker Dr. -35th floor
Chicago, Ill.60606
(313) 353-5232 or 1-800-638-0742
Services: *Every Hill-Burton hospital can choose which types of services to
provide free. They do this in an "Allocation Plan"
*The hospital must give you a written "Individual Notice" which will
tell you what types of services it is providing.
*Hospitals costs only are covered, not your private doctor's bills.
*Hospitals must give out a certain amount of free care each year, but can stop
once they have given that amount.
*You have to ask to get these services
*You can ask for free care at any time, even after you've received services.
*To get a list of Hill-Burton hospitals in your area, write to the address listed
above, or call the Hot Line number.
Eligibility:
*If your income is less than the CSA Income Poverty Guidelines, hospital services
can be free.
*If your income is greater than, but no more than double the CSA Guidelines,
Hill-Burton hospital may give full charge, reduced charge, or free services.
*The hospital may ask you for proof of your income, such as a pay slip or and
income tax form.
*The hospital's "Individual Notice" will tell you what income levels
qualify for free charge.
*Hill-Burton hospitals have two working days to determine your eligibility.
*The hospital must provide you with a written statement which says either when
you can get free services or why you've been denied.
*The hospital may deny your application for certain reasons including...
*If your income is more than twice the CSA Guidelines.
*If the hospital has given out its required amount of free care.
*If the service you requested or received are not covered under the hospital's
"Allocation Plan", which is published in the newspaper.
*If the services you requested or received will be paid by Medicare/Medicaid
or other insurance.
COMPLAINTS:
*You may file a complaint with your Department of Health and Human Services
Regional Office if you think you have been unfairly denied services.
*You may call your local legal aid services for help in filing a complaint.
*You may call the Hot Line for help in filing a complaint.
(800) 523-5800
(800) 562-7812 & 7884 (906) 827-3208
Parent Coordinator
3423 N. Logan
Lansing, Mi. 48909
(800) 359-3722
M - F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Week-end and holiday referrals (906) 222-8404
Services: Collect Data for medical eligibility in conjuction with medicare
Financial aid family assessment, Identify family needs, Referral to provider,
Case Management,
Client Advocacy, Referrals come from hospitals, clinics, physicians, and family.
(800) 365-5899 Beneficiaries-person in hospital or receiving benefits
(800) 292-2550 Medical services
(800) 638-6414 9-noon, 1-4 EST
(800) 638-6833 Medigap insurance questions
Questions about Medicare claims, hospital stays and coverage
(313) 454-7252
* Medicaid hospital coverage only, questions and appeals to hospital.
(517) 373-0224
* for seniors with questions, problems or complaints about insurance companies and policies
1-800-638-0742
201 W. John St.
Newberry, MI 49868
293-3236
PO Box 20
Newberry, Mi. 49868
293-3000, 293-7000 or 293-5945
Services: *Contributes eye glasses for children in low income families
*Participate in the eye bank through Marquette, Michigan. They have a licensed
man to enucleate patients in the community.
*Donate funds to pay for eye examinations of children in Tahquamenon Area School
System when requested by school nurse.
601 Osborn
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi.
632-2289
*All insurance plans accepted
224 Ashmun
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi.
632-4200
Services: *Medical Equipment to the Home
415 Ashmun
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
362-9664
9:00am - 9:00pm M-F 9:00 am - 6:00pm Saturdays
Fee: Bills insurance where possible
Services: Provides the needed equipment, furniture, etc. that a person may have
total in home care as an alternative to being hospitalized.
Community Building
405 Newberry Ave.
Newberry, MI 49868
293- 5621
Services: loan Closet: The following items are provided on a loan basis; hospital
beds, commodes, walkers and wheel chairs.
1225 I First N.W. Suite 725
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202)898-2578
Services: Medications for older Americans who cannot afford cost of prescription
medications.
(800) 677-1116
(906) 293-9113
502 Harrie St.
Newberry, MI 49868
293-9276
Mon. through Thurs. 8:30-5:30 Hours by appointment
504 W. Harrie
Newberry, Mi. 49868
293-8884 or 293-3902 or 293-5181
Manistique Lakes Family Clinic or West Mackinac Health Clinic
P.O. Box 182 P.O. Box 488
Curtis, MI 49820 Engadine, MI 49827
Phone: (906)586-6854 Phone: (906)477-6066
504 W. Harrie 1-800-562-9111 or (906)341-2
Newberry, Mi. 49868
Phone: (906) 293-8801
504 W. Harrie St.
Newberry, MI 49868
293-5147
*Internal Medicine Specialist