Program areas at Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center
The Mount Vernon Health Center network services include the following:adolescent medicine: the adolescent medicine department provides comprehensive Health services and programs to address the prevention and treatment of adolescent Health problems, reproductive Health, tobacco control, obesity, adolescent growth development, eating disorders, and preventive Health care services. Adult/internal medicine: the internal medicine department is staffed with physicians, physician assistants, family practice physicians, registered nurse and, medical assistants; providing comprehensive primary medical care. Referrals to specialists are made as needed. Mount Vernon hospital is the admitting hospital for our internal medicine patients. 24 hour on call service is available.behavioral Health: behavioral Health services include substance abuse, mental Health, hiv/aids education and prevention counseling, and other related mental Health services. Clients can expect compassionate and individualized treatment from highly qualified professionals. Our staff of licensed social workers, counselors, psychiatrists is committed to offering the very best in behavioral Health care. Child Health (pediatrics): mtvnhc pediatric department provides comprehensive primary care for babies and children from newborn thru twelve years old (after which the patient "graduates" to our adolescent department). Our caring and experienced team of physicians and licensed practitioners offer routine well-child check-ups and Health screenings, immunizations, school and sports examinations as well as hearing, vision and other evaluations. Mount Vernon hospital is the admitting hospital for our mtvnhc patients, st. josephs medical Center for patients of yonkers community Health Center and white plains medical Center for our greenburgh Health Center patients.dental: general dentistry services are provided. These services include diagnostic and treatment, consultations and referrals to specialists when needed. Dental services are provided to children from age 3 to adults.ob/gyn (women's Health services): services include complete obstetrical care, as well as gynecological care. Other services include lamaze classes, breastfeeding classes, and mammogram screenings. Sound shore medical Center in new rochelle is the admitting/delivery hospital for our Mount Vernon and yonkers Health centers while white plains hospital medical Center is the admitting/delivery hospital for our greenburgh Health Center patients.social services: in addition to addressing the various needs of the patient, the social worker also completes medicaid and pcap applications.specialty services: mtvnhc provides the following specialty services on-site: audiology, cardiology, dermatology, colposcopy, endocrinology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, podiatry, surgery, urology, sonograms.