Yesterday, Baltimore City leaders rolled out a major healthcare shuffle in West Baltimore, moving the Druid Health Clinic’s services into a Total Health Care facility and turning it into a single site meant to centralize care for neighborhood residents. Under the new setup, primary care, pediatrics, dental services, OB-GYN care, walk-in urgent care, behavioral and social-health supports, and an on-site pharmacy all operate under one roof. City officials framed the move as a concrete step toward removing long-standing barriers to care in historically underserved neighborhoods. City officials said the announcement was also meant to reassure neighbors that services will stay close to home even as longer-term building plans move ahead. The department says city staff will keep offering the same clinical services at the new location and is providing free bus tokens at the Druid Health Center site, 1515 W. Why The Shift Happened The transition follows an inspector general visit and local reporting that flagged dangerously hot temperatures and pest problems at the Druid Health Center, issues that led the city to move some services off-site last year, according to CBS Baltimore. What It Means For Patients Total Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center that says it serves nearly 30,000 adults and children each year, runs a wide range of services from primary care to behavioral health and pharmacy, a capacity that leaders say can absorb services moving from the Druid site. How To Get Care Patients looking to schedule appointments at the Saratoga site can call Total Health Care’s main number, 410-383-8300. Residents are urged to check directly with the Baltimore City Health Department or Total Health Care for the latest hours and walk-in policies. For additional details and more remarks from officials, see WBAL NewsRadio. As reported by WBAL NewsRadio, Mayor Brandon Scott called the arrangement a “one-stop shop” for residents and said the site will consolidate multiple services in one place.
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