Families Together OC Expands Virtual Services Monday

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The local nonprofit Families Together of Orange County is working to make healthcare more accessible for families across OC. On Monday, the Families Together OC announced the expansion of its virtual health program with the launch of a new virtual clinic, which will expand healthcare access for more than 800,000 Medi-Cal patients in Orange County.

The virtual health clinic is special in its own right. It features one-click video conferencing capabilities that are not yet widely offered to most southern California medical patients, according to a statement released by Families Together OC Monday.

Services available through the virtual clinic include family planning, general medical consultations, pediatric and women's health visits, prescription refills and more to come in the future. The services are provided in both English and Spanish. According the statement, the nonprofit works to bridge the health equity gap in the lower-income and vulnerable populations in Orange County.

The community health center is also partnering with organizations in Orange County that focus on homelessness in order to learn how to better provide healthcare services to people displaced by homelessness.

"Our number one priority at Families Together has always been to provide high-quality services to everyone, regardless of insurance or economic status," CEO of Families Together OC Alexander Rossel said in a statement. "So with this expansion into a virtual clinic, we're doing just that."

Patients can make an appointment with the virtual clinic by calling 1(800)-597-7977. For residents who are interested in becoming patients, they can schedule an in-person consultation at Families Together prior to accessing the virtual clinic.