Southside Community Health Services

Medical:southside Community Health Services Inc is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and is a federally qualified Health center (fqhc) located in south minneapolis. Southside medical currently provides affordable access to high-quality primary and preventive care Services, including family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and sexual and reproductive Health. Southside medical also provides chronic condition management, care coordination, eligibility assistance, and interpreting Services to promote Health equity for patients. Southside is an essential Community provider as designated by the state of Minnesota and serves all people regardless of their ability to pay. A sliding fee discount program is available for people at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline. Southside serviced 13,725 medical patient visits in 2023.

Outreach/community engagement: Southside's Community engagement provides Health education and various other Services in partnership with other Community organizations to address people's Health related social needs.

Dental:southside dental currently provides affordable access to high-quality primary and restorative dental Services for people of all ages. Southside dental also offers emergency dental Services on a walk-in/same-day basis to better meet the needs of the Community. Southside dental operates 14 dental operatories and is integrated with the medical clinic through such programs as cancer (hpv) screening and blood pressure checks for patients. In 2023, Southside serviced 15,827 dental patient visits.

Behavioral Health: Southside behavioral Health is integrated into all clinical Services. Behavioral Health provides psychiatry, therapy, screening, family support, substance use disorder, and more. In 2023, behavioral Health provided 560 billable visits.

Vision: Southside vision provides a full-service eye clinic providing affordable access to high-quality primary care optometry for all ages. The vision clinic also provides frames and lenses on-site to reduce barriers for patients to access affordable glasses. In 2023, Southside serviced 1,613 vision patient visits.