Coronavirus: Cincinnati's School-Based Health Centers Help Take Pressure Off Hospitals, Emergency Rooms

Press release from Cincinnati Public Schools:

March 23, 2020

Several Cincinnati Public Schools' School-Based Health Centers are staying open while schools are closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The health centers are providing additional resources for the Cincinnati Health Department and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center as they continue to provide vital medical services during this pandemic.

The Cincinnati Health Department is operating eight health centers. Visits are by appointment only; call (513) 357-7320 to make an appointment.

Academy of World Languages:Medical 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dental 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; by appointment only

Roberts Academy:Medical 8 a.m.-4 p.m., by appointment only

Riverview East Academy:Medical 8 a.m.-4 p.m., by appointment only

Levine Family Health Center at The Children's Home of Cincinnati:Medical 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., by appointment only

Deaconess at Western Hills High School/Dater High School (dental only at this time):Dental 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., by appointment only

Open for medical — Staff is available for appointments only:

• Aiken High School
• Deaconess at Western Hills High School/Dater High School
• Mt. Airy School

For parents who need to pick up student medications, call (513) 357-2824.

Other Health Centers operating during the school closure:

Rockdale Academy:Medical 8 a.m.-1 p.m., appointments preferred; walk-ins not encouraged. There is a separate marked clinic entrance.Call (513) 363-4704 for appointments.

Sayler Park School:Medical 8 a.m.- Noon, by appointment onlyOpen Tuesday, March 24; going forward appointments only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Call (513) 363-5121 for appointments.

This press release was produced by Cincinnati Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.