From San Francisco Homeless Resource

The Tom Waddell Health Center (or Clinic), is associated with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. It provides health care to mostly poor, disadvantaged, and homeless persons. It is located near San Francisco's City Hall in the San Francisco Civic Center neighborhood. It was named after Dr.Tom Waddell.

Tom Waddell Health Center

50 Lech Walesa (Ivy) Street

San Francisco, CA.

415-355-7400

Urgent Care Clinic

1st Floor

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

closed on Sunday & holidays

The Health Center specializes in multidisciplinary services to respond to a wide range of medical, psychological, and social needs presented by homeless clients.

The internal structure of the Health Center is divided into two structures: Clinical Disciplines and Clinical Teams.

Clinical Disciplines (medical, nursing, social work, mental health, outreach) provide the forum for administrative and clinical.

Clinical Teams provide the forum for the organization of patient care through multi-disciplinary services, with each team being organized around a primary care or specialty focus, (HIV, mental health, substance abuse, Women Services, shelters, Substance Abuse Residential Centers).

The Tom Waddell Health Center is part of the Community Health Network.

[edit] External Links

• Tom Waddell Health Center
• San Francisco Department of Public Health Homeless Services