Cincinnati Business Courier / Aug 21, 2013
Mercy Health will begin operating three health clinics in Cincinnati Public Schools today.
The family nurse practitioners can see both adults and children, a Mercy Health spokeswoman said. They will be available to provide medical care and referrals for dental care and other health care provider resources to students, teachers and staff.
“We know that children who don’t feel well don’t learn well,” said Mary Ronan, superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools. “The Mercy Health clinics will help children at these schools promote healthy practices and minimize the impact of illness so that students can focus on learning.”
Mercy Health is partnering with the Cincinnati Health Department to provide vaccinations on the days the family nurse practitioners offer physicals.
“Many children are still not receiving the health care they need, and these clinics will connect students directly to needed health services right at their school,” said Dr. Marilyn Crumpton, medical director for School & Adolescent Health at the Cincinnati Health Department.
The clinics received funding from Interact for Health (previously known as the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati), the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and Mercy Health’s parent company, Catholic Health Partners.
“As a mission-based organization, Mercy Health is proud to share its resources to help keep children and the teachers and staff who care for them well,” said Dr. Dan Roth, chief medical officer for Mercy Health and president of Mercy Health Physicians. “We’ve located the clinics right in the schools to make health care easy for everyone at those schools. Our aim is to help keep kids healthy because healthy kids stay in school and do better in their studies.”