ST. JOHNS COUNTY

There is opportunity for licensed health care professionals as well as non-licensed personnel in St. Johns County to volunteer their time and expertise in the health care field. In St. Johns County, there are three health care programs that need volunteers. The first volunteer program is located at the St. Johns County Health Department with their various clinics and programs. The second program provides free medical services to eligible individuals and is sponsored by community churches. The third program is a free dental clinic for patients referred from the primary care clinics and is sponsored by the dental community.

St. Johns County Health Department utilizes volunteers in clinics and programs. Some of the ways volunteers can help:

• WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
• Reading to Children While Waiting for Their Appointment
• Licensed Health Care Professionals, i.e., Physicians, Registered Nurses
• Special Events, i.e., Immunizations Outreach
• Clerical Assistants in all Clinics and Programs
• Outreach Programs such as Prevention of Tobacco Use by Youth
• HIV Pre and Post Test Counseling

The Good Samaritan Clinics are volunteer primary care clinics staffed entirely with volunteers and sponsored by two local churches as well as the community. The clinics provide free medical treatment (and when necessary, hospitalization), to St. Johns County persons in need of these services. If a patient requires medical evaluation/treatment beyond the scope of what the clinic can provide, a referral is made to an appropriate specialist. The guidelines for acceptance into the clinics are: the patient’s income is at or below 150 percent of poverty level as defined by the Federal Government and he/she carries no applicable insurance. Presently, there are two primary care clinics. They are as follows:

• St. Cyprian Episcopal Clinic: 39 Lovett, St. Augustine, Open every Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• St. Augustine Technical Center Clinic: 2980 Collins Avenue, St. Augustine, Open every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Dental services are provided to those individuals referred from the primary care clinics. The qualifications are 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and no applicable insurance.

St. Johns County Health Department, Dental Office, 180 Marine Street, St. Augustine. Open the last Friday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the exception of May, November, and December which will be the third Friday.

For more information, please contact the Information Specialist at (904) 825-5055.