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Coronavirus: Health Care For Uninsured In Ridgefield
Some HRSA Health Centers offer health care and coronavirus testing referrals to people without insurance. These centers are in Ridgefield.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — If you suspect you have symptoms of the new coronavirus but have no insurance or a primary care doctor to call, a network of resources is standing by to help you find medical care.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is a federal agency that runs a nationwide network of clinics, called health centers, that serve vulnerable populations such as the homeless, migrant agricultural workers, residents of public housing and veterans as well as uninsured people.
HRSA spokesman Scott Kodish told Patch its health centers work closely with local and state health departments and other providers to screen, test and monitor patients with COVID-19 symptoms but may refer patients with more severe symptoms to local hospitals.
The HRSA's clinics have been instructed to follow the CDC's guidance on dealing with the new coronavirus including using personal protective equipment and screening patients by phone, text or video conference when possible.
All clinics provide service regardless of patients' ability to pay. They also charge for services on a sliding fee scale.
These HRSA clinics are closest to Ridgefield:
- ROGERS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- Memorial Dr
- Danbury, CT, 06810
- Tel: 203-778-7479
- GDCHC MAIN STREET SATELLITE. CENTRAL SUITE
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 70 Main St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-7832
- Tel: 203-743-0100
- GDCHC WEST STREET SATELITE
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 152 West St Ste se-1
- Danbury, CT, 06810-6361
- Tel: 203-743-0100
- CIFC/CHCGD MOBILE HEALTH UNIT
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 120 Main St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-7834
- Tel: 203-743-0100
- GREATER DANBURY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 120 Main St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-7834
- Tel: 203-743-0100
- DANBURY CITY SHELTER WYA
- Operated by COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED
- 41 New St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-6512
- Tel: 203-796-1661
- COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF DANBURY
- Operated by COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED
- 8 Delay St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-6654
- Tel: 203-969-0802
- ELLSWORTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DENTAL SUITE
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 53 Ellsworth Ave
- Danbury, CT, 06810-5948
- Tel: 203-797-4740
- GREATER DANBURY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, SUITE 103/104
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 57 North St
- Danbury, CT, 06810-5660
- Tel: 203-743-0100
- BROADVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 72 Hospital Ave
- Danbury, CT, 06810-6021
- Tel: 203-731-8272
- GDCHC HATS SATELLITE SITE
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 21 Hayestown Ave
- Danbury, CT, 06811-4819
- Tel: 203-797-4460
- DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL
- Operated by Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc.
- 43 Clapboard Ridge Rd
- Danbury, CT, 06811-4529
- Tel: 203-790-2886
- OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER AT BREWSTER
- Operated by OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
- 155 Main St
- Brewster, NY, 10509-1521
- Tel: 845-279-6999
Residents needing care or a COVID-19 test are asked to call their local clinics before showing up to see what if testing is available and which treatments are appropriate.
Some health centers provide COVID-19 testing, and those that don't have been encouraged to coordinate with state and local health departments to refer patients to other testing sites, Kodish said.
The HRSA cautions school-based health centers may not be open or operating based on school closures.
To find a clinic near you, visit HRSA's Health Center Locator site.
Some states in the US are making it easier to obtain health insurance during the new coronavirus crisis. New York and Maryland have both reopened enrollment for health insurance until April 15.
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