Wayne County Health Department -
Patient Care Services Overview :

Patient Care Services                     Location Map
203 South Walnut Street                  

Wooster, OH 44691

(330)264-9590 Voice
(330)262-2538 Fax
 

Inquiries should be directed to:

Robin Farnsworth, RN

Director, Patient Care Division

email:    rfarnsworth@wayne-health.org

 

Travel vaccines now available on an appointment basis!! (330)264-9590 for details

BUREAU FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL HANDICAPS (BCMH) is a federally, state and locally funded program to provide financial assistance to parents of children (birth to age 21) who have a variety of chronic handicapping conditions.

More BCMH Information from Ohio Department of Health!

Clinical Services are available in the following areas. Please call (330)264-9590 for specific dates and times.

SPECIALTY VISION CLINICS are offered four times per year at the health department to children who have apparent eye problems. These services are provided free of charge to children from birth to 21 years of age.

THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PROGRAM provides a variety of services to assist with the identification and control of communicable diseases. Surveillance and follow-up is conducted by public health nurses on all communicable diseases reported to the health department by private physicians and hospitals.

THE CONFIDENTIAL AIDS TESTING PROGRAM is available. Clients are seen on a walk-in basis and client confidentiality is maintained through a process whereby each client is given a code number for follow-up and no names are recorded by the health department staff. Parental permission is not required for minors and test results will be provided by a post test counselor only to the individual that was actually tested. A donation is requested but no one is denied service due to an inability to pay.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE (STD) CLINIC is offered by appointment. Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, and chlamydia is provided.

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL is provided through surveillance and treatment for active disease as well as preventive treatment.

IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM - Immunization services are available at the health department. The health department also conducts satellite immunization clinics in Apple Creek and Kidron on a monthly basis.

GENERAL NURSING SERVICES provided through our walk-in services.

WELL CHILD CLINICS for children from birth to 18 years of age are offered at the health department. Please call (330)264-9590 for appointment availability.

WOMEN, INFANT, and CHILDREN'S PROGRAM - (WIC) is a supplemental food and nutrition education program serving eligible pregnant, breast-feeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age.

Additional WIC Program Information