| SERVICES | Families | SERVICE | HEALTH CARE |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| Healthy Start | (301) 334-8111 |
| GC Health Department | OTHER PHONE |
| 253 N. Fourth Street | (301) 895-3111 |
| Oakland | MD | 21550-1334 | FAX | (301) 334-6547 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Earleen Beckman | or staff |
| TITLE | Registered Nurse |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Public, county health department (MD DHMH) |
| PURPOSE | To assist in a healthy pregnancy outcome by providing prenatal home visits, referrals, |
| education & answering questions related to child-bearing. |
| SERVICES | Case management, prenatal and postpartum, for mother, infant and child. Referrals, |
| OFFERED | education, antipatory guidance, will answer questions about: pregnancy, labor & |
| delivery, breast feeding, postpartum issues & child development.. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self-referral by phone, other agency or person. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | As needed, provider visits the home. |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | Fees paid by MD Medical Assistance. |
| WAITING PERIOD | No | WAITING LIST | No |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | N/A, provider visits home. |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | N/A, we do home visits. |
| LOCATION OF | Oakland: 253 N. Fourth Street, 1st floor. Grantsville: Addictions Office at |
| SERVICES | Grantsville Shopping Plaza |
| TRANSPORTATION | N/A, provider visits homes in the community. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | Prenatal & postpartum women of all ages and children up to 21 years. |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Garrett County, MD |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | Eligible for MD Medical Assistance or be referred to the program by a |
| physician. |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | Current MD Medical Assistance card. |
| OTHER |
| VOLUNTEER | No | BROCHURE | Yes |
| OPPORTUNITIES | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 08/20/96 | DATE data updated: |
| ID# | 134 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 170 |
