Medical

If you live in an area (such as South Seattle) not served by a community clinic, your neighborhood may have a public health clinic.

Forty Fifth Street Clinic
206-633-3350
1629 N. 45th St., Seattle 98103

Neighborhood clinic for U. District, Wallingford, etc. Unlike other neighborhood clinics, they are not strict about geographic area. Outpatient services. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons.
Drop-in clinic for homeless youth ages 12-23 only, Wednesday and Thursday evenings 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Prenatal care program for walk-ins.
Verified 2/08

Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center
206-299-1900
2101 E. Yesler Way, Seattle 98122

Neighborhood clinic for Central Area. Outpatient services. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons. Additional services for Hispanic population.
Verified 9/07

Country Doctor Community Clinic
206-299-1600
500 19th Ave. E., Seattle 98112

Neighborhood clinic for Capitol Hill. Outpatient services. WIC provider. Outreach services for diabetics. Onsite pharmacy. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons. By appointment only. Open Monday through Saturday. Open till 8:30 pm on Tues, Wed, Thurs. Closed on Sundays.
Verified 3/08

Pike Market Medical Clinic
206-728-4143
1930 Post Alley, Seattle 98101

Downtown neighborhood clinic for anyone age 18+. Primary care for elderly, homeless, HIV+. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons. Low cost pharmacy.
Hours:

Mon	8 am – 6 pm
Tue	7:45 am – 5 pm
Wed	9:30 am – 5 pm
Thu	7:45 am – 5 pm
Fri	7:45 am – 4 pm

Verified 9/07

Pioneer Square Clinic
206-521-1750
206 Third Ave S, Seattle 98104

Neighborhood clinic for age 18+ for Downtown. Primary care for elderly, homeless, low income. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons.
Verified 9/07

Hospitals

Extensive services for children. Sliding scale fees and medical coupons. Referral from a primary care provider is required.
Verified 2/08

University of Washington Medical Center ("University Hospital")
206-598-4000 Emergency Room
206-598-3300 Medical Center Information

24-hour emergency care and crisis intervention counseling available (crisis intervention counseling is provided by social workers). Voluntary psych-ward service available. Medical coupons accepted.
Verified 2/08

Harborview Medical Center
206-744-3000 Main Number
206-744-3074 Emergency Room
206-744-5867 Urgent Care Walk-in [24 hours]
1-800-852-8546 Toll Free General Line (appointment info)
206-744-2500 24-hour Community Care Line (consulting nurse)
206-731-2500 24-hour Community Care Line (consulting nurse)
325 Ninth Ave., Seattle 98104

Emergency: 24-hour emergency care, including psychiatric emergency service.

Urgent Care Walk-in: (non-emergency) Walk-ins 24 hours. No check-ups.No appointment needed if you are ill.

The 24-hour Community Care Line with consulting nurse is best reached after work hours and on the weekend. This is a busy line.

Sliding scale fees and medical coupons.
Verified 3/08

Bastyr Center for Natural Health
206-834-4100
3670 Stone Way N., Seattle 98103

Holistic/naturopathic medical services, acupuncture and oriental medicine and counseling services. Limited reduced fees for students currently enrolled in a university or college, low income or age 65+.
Verified 3/08

CommuniChi Community Acupuncture Clinic
206-860-5009
2524 16th Ave. S. #301 (top floor of El Centro de la Raza)

Community-based acupuncture center. Acupuncture for stress relief, addiction treatment, pain management, insomnia, anxiety, headaches, stroke recovery, menstrual/menopausal imbalances and many other conditions. $10 one-time paperwork fee for first visit. Sliding scale $15 to $35 per treatment, no income verification required. Appointments can be scheduled through their website.
Verified 09/07

The Pin Cushion
206-324-3650
1202 E. Pine St. Ste. 103 Seattle, WA 98122

Community-based acupuncture center. Sliding payment scale. (Between $20-$40). Schedule varies, call them or see their web site. Appointments can be scheduled through their website.
Verified from website 09/08, has not been verified by phone

Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
206-987-7200
2101 E. Yesler Way Suite 100, Seattle 98122

Outpatient medical, dental, and Mental Health for youth (newborn to 18 years). Medical coupons and insurance accepted. Financial assistance may be available. WIC provider. No child will be refused services.

Verified 9/07

Cedar River Clinics
425-255-0471
1-800-572-4223
4300 Talbot Road South, Suite 403; Renton, WA 98055

Pregnancy testing, pregnancy options counseling, all methods of birth control (Take Charge provider), STD and HIV testing and counseling, first and second trimester abortion. Teens welcome. Medical interpreters arranged for limited English clients. Payment options for abortion include insurance, Alaska Medicaid, Oregon Health Plan, WA DSHS Medical Coupons.

Also operates similar clinics in Tacoma and Yakima.
Verified 03/08

Country Doctor Free Teen Clinic
206-299-1600 ext. 7

Drop-in medical services. Serves homeless youth ages 12-23. No money, no insurance, no coupons necessary. No cost for medicine or lab work. STD, anonymous HIV testing, pregnancy tests, general physicals, and sick care. Licensed Naturopath, licensed Acupuncturist, and Licensed Massage Therapist available Tuesdays only.

Mon & Tues, 6-9 p.m. at Country Doctor Clinic, 500 19th Ave. E.
Verified 3/08.

Seattle Indian Health Board
206-324-9360
611 12th Ave. S., Seattle 98144

Health services (including dental, in- and out-patient alcohol/drug counseling) targeting Native Americans but available to all. WIC provider. Sliding scale fee and medical coupons. M,T,Th,F 8:30 am – 6 pm, W 8:30 am – 8 pm.

Verified 9/07

University of Washington Hall Health Primary Care Center
206-616-2495 for initial registration and appointments
206-685-1081 for administration

Outpatient clinic on E. Stevens Circle on the UW campus, mainly (but not exclusively) for the UW community (students, their dependents, short-course enrollees, etc.). UW Students are subsidized by the activity fees for one visit per quarter. Also accept medical coupons. M-F 8am-5pm except Tues 9am-5pm. Closed state holidays.

Mon	8am - 5pm
Tue	9am - 5pm
Wed	8am - 5pm
Thu	8am - 5pm
Fri	8am - 5pm

Verified 9/07

Seattle/King County Public Health Dep't
206-296-4600

Call for nearest location of a public health clinic. This is particularly useful in the South End, where there are few community clinics.

Immunization, pregnancy, infant, STD detection and ongoing treatment, and community services available. This department works closely with Harborview Medical Center in emergency situations. Also other referrals for low-income medical or dental.
Verified 03/08

ElderHealth Northwest
206-528-5315 for more information

Non-profit adult day health care agency. Provides day care to seniors as an alternative to placement into a nursing home. A range of activities includes exercise programs, a catered lunch, and discussion groups (including "spiritual discussion"). On-site nurses. Medicaid, Respite, VA, and privately paying/insured clients; sliding fee scale available. Other services include "supported living homes", in home care, and adopt-a-grandparent program ("ElderFriends"). Specialized programs for people with traumatic brain injury, developmental disabilities and advanced dementia.
Verified 9/07

CannabisMD.org

Provides public education and legal assistance for medical marijuana patients in Washington State. Contact them through their web site.
Verified 9/07

THC-Foundation
1-800-723-0188

Clinic for medical marijuana recommendations for qualifying patients. Call for information, leave name, area code, and phone number for call back.
Verified 9/07

• STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Testing
• AIDS Resources
• Chemical Dependency
• Counseling
• Parenting/Pregnancy

• If you do not have insurance or a government program that pays for your outpatient prescription medicines, and if the high cost of your medicine causes you financial hardship, The Medicine Program may be able to help you qualify for free medicine.
• Verbena, which until May 2008 provided health services for lesbians, bisexual and queer women and transgender individuals, has closed after apparent misappropriation of funds by its executive director.
• University of Washington Health Sciences Library "Health Links".
• The American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse ''Self-Help Group Sourcebook Online'' provides a truly amazing database of self-help groups of all kinds. Not all of these are available in the Seattle area, but many of them look like they could be very useful contacts. This may be especially useful to those with an unusual illness who are seeking out others who face a similar situation.
• Ethnomedical information, especially strong on Southeast Asia and the Horn of Africa.
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, formerlyHealth Care Financing Administration) has tons of information about Medicare and Medicaid, among other things.
• The Office of Minority Health is a wealth of information. See also their excellent newsletters, which you can reach through their "Closing the Gap" link.
• List of links to Washington State abortion providers. This list appears rather incomplete. If you know a better one, please email us with the information.
• An effective way of getting rid of head lice.
• The Hepatitis B foundation has a lot of useful links, but definitely requires a frames-based browser.
• Another excellent site on Hepatitis is the Seattle-based Hepatitis Education Project. They have a very good set of links to both hepatitis-specific and more general medical sites.
• Spine-health.com has extensive information on topics such as back and neck pain. The site is non-commercial, although practitioners listed on the website pay a membership fee.
• We'd sure like to have additional appropriate listings here! Know of any? Send us mail!.

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