Providing Health Care for Central Lubbock
Combest Central Community Health Center Hosted Open House
Community members in central Lubbock now have access to health care and prenatal programs
at one location. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School
of Nursing hosted an open house for the Combest Central Community Health Center April
25.
The School of Nursing programs including the Combest Central Community Health Center,
the Nurse Family Partnership and the Stork’s Nest are now located at 2424 50th St.
Michelle Hunter, marketing and outreach director for the Combest Central Community
Health Center, said the new location will provide more services for families in central
Lubbock.
“We wanted to have all of the programs under one umbrella to better serve those who
need comprehensive health services, especially those who do not have access to health
care in central Lubbock,” Hunter said.
The new center has six exam rooms, an on-site pharmacy, a diabetes education room, provider work stations and a nurse’s station. Besides primary, prenatal and behavioral health care and diabetes education, the Combest Central Community Health Center also offers prescription assistance, transportation services for patients, senior house calls outreach and enrollment and case management services.
Hunter said the three programs are a perfect fit because of the services offered by
each one.
“The Stork’s Nest and the Nurse Family Partnership program both provide resources
and information for new moms,” Hunter said.
The Stork’s Nest aims to increase the number of women receiving early and regular
prenatal care in an effort to prevent cases of low birth-weight, premature births
and infant deaths. The program is a cooperative project of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Inc. and the March of Dimes Foundation.
The Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community health program that helps transform the lives of vulnerable mothers pregnant with their first child. The nurse-client relationship is focused on improving pregnancy outcomes, child health and development and economic self sufficiency of first-time families. The Nurse-Family Partnership program is free to income-eligible participants.Each family served has a registered nurse home visitor 2 times per month on average that continues until the child is 2 years old.
For more information about the Combest Central Community Health Center, call (806)
743-2424.
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