Brevard County

Known as the Space Coast or East Central Florida, Brevard County communities include: Melbourne, Palm Bay, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Titusville, Mims, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Port St. John, Canaveral Groves, Merritt Island, Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Patrick Air Force Base, Rockledge, Viera, Suntree, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Eau Gallie, West Melbourne, Malabar, Grant, Barefoot Bay, Micco and Scottsmoor. Nearby geographical features include: the Atlantic Ocean, Indian River (Intra-Coastal Waterway), Banana River, St. Johns River, Sebastian Inlet. The County’s 1998 population was 470,144, seventeen percent of which was below 150 percent of the federal poverty level.

According to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, in 1998, Brevard County had 792 medical doctors, 46 osteopathic physicians, 240 dentists, and 4,497 registered nurses actively licensed. In addition to the county health department clinics, the Primary Access to Health (PATH) Clinic is utilized for the primary care medical needs in the county. Palliative dental care for adults is provided by the Brevard County Dental Society on a voluntary basis in cooperation with the Brevard County Health Department. This complements the dental care program for children provided by the county health department.

Chapter 110 Florida Statute Volunteers

Brevard County Health Department 

The Brevard County Health Department Volunteer Services Program has had excellent community support and participation. We are very proud of our citizens, who contribute their time and talents, in helping achieve the goals of the Department of Health, "To serve the community and to improve the health of all Floridians."

We encourage all newly retired staff to volunteer, thereby, utilizing volunteers who know the programs, the people, and the community. In the past year, we had four of our retired staff, including our former director, Dr. Manuel Garcia, return as volunteers.

One of our health department’s most successful volunteer efforts is our Adult Dental Clinic. The statistics on this program are reported separately, but are nevertheless, very impressive. The Dental Society and the dentists in our community are an exemplary example of people helping people.

We will continue to strive to improve upon on our successes concentrating on continuous volunteer recruitment and program development.

The Brevard County Health Department is seeking professional volunteers for the following positions: general practice physicians, specialty physicians of all types, advanced registered nurse practitioners, radiologists, registered nurses, social workers, home visitors, clerical, etc. Contact: Brevard County Health Department, 2575 N. Courtnay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL 32953-4147, Attn: Judy P. Trimble, Coordinator. Voice: (407) 454-7103
or email: Heidar_Heshmati@doh.state.fl.us

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The Brevard County Dental Society’s volunteer program, Brevard Dentist’s Care, provides limited dental services to low-income adults who are without other access to dental care. Clinics are held at the Brevard County Health Department dental clinic in Rockledge and at the Melbourne and Titusville clinic sites. In addition, some services are provided in dentists’ private offices. The dentists are afforded eligibility for sovereign immunity through a volunteer contract with the Department of Health. The program is the result of a collaborative effort among the Brevard County Dental Society, the Brevard County Commissioners, the Brevard County Health Department, and other groups. This program continues to add new volunteers.
 
Brevard Dentist’s Care is seeking professional volunteers for the following positions: General Dentistry, Dental Surgeons, Orthodontists, Dental Hygienists, etc.

Contact: Brevard County Dental Society, 1744 Cedar Street, Rockledge FL 32955-3199
Attn: Alice Ann D. Hodgson Coordinator. Voice: (407) 690-6493.

Region 7
Volunteer Coordinator

James S. Kuczek, Region 7 Volunteer Coordinator, supervises and supports Chapter 110 volunteer efforts throughout Brevard County as needed. Twelve Volunteers work at the Brevard Baptist Association, H.O.P.E. Clinical Services, and Wuesthoff Community Wellness Clinic referring patients to meet the statutory and rule requirements of these volunteer programs.

Region 7 volunteer organizations are seeking professional volunteers for the following positions: general practice physicians, specialty physicians of all types, dentists, dental assistants, advanced registered nurse practitioners, radiologists, nurses, social workers, home visitors, clerical, greeters, and interpreters. Contact: James Kuczek, Regional Coordinator Region 7, Benton Service Center, Room 212, 337 North Fourth Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34950-4247, Voice: (561) 467-4103 or email: jkuz@earthlink.net.
 

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
766.1115 Florida Statutes

The Brevard County Medical Society We Care Program is a partnership of the Brevard County Medical Society, Brevard County Commissioners, Brevard County Health Department, Health First Inc., Parrish Medical Center Inc., and Wuesthoff Health Systems, Inc. Together, they provide primary care, specialty care and related services to economically qualified Brevard County residents in need. The Department of Health is proud to be part of this synergistic program and thanks all parties for their collaborative efforts.

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Brevard County We Care is seeking volunteers for the following positions: Specialty physicians of all types, especially surgeons.
Contact: Brevard County We Care, 1101 Barton Avenue, Rockledge, FL 32955
Contact: Traci Carter, We Care Coordinator.
Voice: 407.632.7335 or email: bcms@yourlink.net

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H.O.P.E. Clinical Services, a community outreach program sponsored by Health First and its hospital affiliates, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Cape Canaveral Hospital, and Palm Bay Community Hospital, serves the medically indigent free of charge in four clinics and a mobile unit. Nurse practitioners performed nearly 9,400 patient visits from July 1997 through June 1998, while the program’s referral base of over 85 volunteer physicians and specialists treated over 200 patients needing specialty care. In 1997, H.O.P.E. earned national recognition for its community healthcare initiatives when it received the American Hospital Association’s annual NOVA Award.

HOPE is seeking professional volunteers for the following positions: general practice physicians, specialty physicians of all types, advanced registered nurse practitioners, radiologists, registered nurses, medical social workers, home visitors, clerical, etc.

Contact: H.O.P.E., 1281 South Hickory Street, Melbourne, FL 32901
Attn: Margie Fuchs, R.N., Clinic Manager.
Alita Conn, R.N., Case manager
Voice: 407.434.8640 Fax: 407.956.6795 or email: aconn@health-first.org

During 1998, The Florida Baptist Convention Mobile Dental Van visited Brevard County.
One hundred twenty-one (121) patients were seen for dental care during the year.

 
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The Florida Baptist Convention Mobile Dental Van is seeking professional volunteers for the following positions: General Dentistry, Dental Surgeons, Dental Hygienists, etc.

Contact: The Florida Baptist Convention Mobile Dental Van, 4235 S. US 1, Rockledge, FL 32955, Attn: Harold Brantley, Director of Missions. Voice: (407) 631-0820 

Parrish Medical Center, provides a family practice clinic established in 1996 to serve the medically indigent patients of North Brevard free of charge.A nurse practitioner staffs the program under the guidance of two medical doctors. In addition to the medical care, diagnostic services and prescriptions are also provided free of charge to eligible clients .

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Parrish Medical Center’s Community Medical Clinic is seeking volunteers for the following positions: General Practice Physicians, Specialty Physicians of all types, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Radiologists, Registered Nurses, Medical Social Workers, Home Visitors, etc.

Contact: Parrish Medical Center, Titusville, FL 32796. Contact Julie Canada, A.R.N.P. Clinic Coordinator. Voice: 407.268.0267 or visit their WEB site: http://www.parishmed.com .

Wuesthoff Community Wellness Clinic, in operation since March 1997 as a community outreach program that currently seeks to meet the acute and chronic health care needs of Central Brevard County’s medically underserved residents. Sponsored by the Wuesthoff Health Systems Foundation, the clinic is solely funded through community donations and fundraising efforts.

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The clinic operates both a clinic and a forty foot mobile medical unit and offers (at no charge) comprehensive health and medical services, diagnostic testing, pharmaceuticals, education, specialty and sub-specialty referrals necessary to meet the acute and chronic health care needs for approximately two hundred fifty (250) patients each month. Roughly 50 percent of these patient visits/encounters represent new patient contacts.

Wuesthoff Community Wellness Clinic is seeking volunteers for the following positions: General Practice Physicians, Specialty Physicians of all types, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Radiologists, Registered Nurses, Medical Social Workers, Home Visitors, etc.

Contact: Wuesthoff Community Wellness Clinic, 110 Longwood Ave, Rockledge, FL 32956-5002,
Attn: Lori Kessel Clinic Coordinator. Voice: (407) 690-6788