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Edgewater Health pitches school-based clinic to Gary schools; board hears details on hours, access and parental consent
Summary
Edgewater Health proposed an integrated primary and behavioral health clinic at Westside High School offering in-school care, immunizations and crisis counseling; presenters said services would be available to students, staff and the community and would require parental consent for student care.
Representatives from Edgewater Health presented a proposal to establish an on-site, school-based clinic at Westside High School that would offer integrated primary care and behavioral health services.
Dr. Karen Bishop Morris, Edgewater's chief development and communications officer, and Dr. Jerry Browning, the organization's chief medical officer, described staffing plans that include nurse practitioners with family-medicine and behavioral-health backgrounds, physician backups, diagnostic services, screenings and referrals for…
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