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Healthcare Provider Information |
Address:
Garrett Co. Health Dept.
1025 Memorial Drive
Oakland, MD 21550
Main Phone:
301-334-7777
or 301-895-3111
FAX: 301-334-7701
See department pages for individual phone numbers
E-Mail Webmaster
Public Health Nurses During National Nurses' Week, May 6-12
Released: May 2, 2006
The Garrett County Health Department employs nurses in all areas of public health: Home Health, Telehealth, Personal Health, Mental Health, WIC, Healthy Families, Adult Evaluation and Review Services, Personal Care Program, and Communicable Diseases.
Each department has its unique qualifications and criteria that must be met to meet standards of care for their clients. The nurses have been specially trained in these areas and are highly skilled individuals.
The Garrett County Health Department Home Health Agency nurses have a special quality of being trained in all aspects of skilled nursing care. The nurses provide asthma case management, IV therapy, wound care, blood draws, assessments and teaching, as well as medication review and diabetic care. Home care provides a wide range of needed health and supportive services to the ill, elderly, and disabled in their own homes. The interactive telehealth system is also available to provide healthcare advice and oversight from Home Health nurses.
Nurses who work in the Personal Health Clinic areas are extremely versatile and knowledgeable in all areas of health care. Services range from well baby immunization care to arranging payment for services for older citizens, such as the Breast & Cervical Cancer Program and Maryland Primary Care. Scheduled clinics include Family Planning, Child & Adult Immunization, STD & HIV clinics. Health care services also include communicable disease detection and follow-up, and school health related activities.
Registered nurses employed by the Garrett County Center for Behavioral Health provide a variety of services that include: individual family and group therapy, crisis intervention, liaison with other physicians and agencies, and community education and prevention services. They work closely with the psychiatrist to monitor client's response to medications and to coordinate treatment.
WIC is a federally funded preventative program that provides healthy foods, nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals to pregnant and breastfeeding women, new mother, infants and children under age five. WIC has been shown to positively affect pregnancy outcomes and children's diets and growth during the preschool years. WIC operates clinics in Oakland and Grantsville, and currently serves 1,000 county women, infants and children. Nursing brings professional services to certification and education components of the program.
Healthy Families Garrett County (HFGC) is a home visiting program in our community. Babies are born to learn and HFGC is a partner in parenting for expecting and new parents. HFGC helps parents to be their child's best and first teacher during those crucial first years of life when brain development is most rapid. Research shows that children whose families have been involved in Healthy Families or a similar program are better prepared and have greater success in school. Healthy Families helps parents with all kinds of concerns; nutrition and breastfeeding support, recognizing baby's cues and responding to those needs, keeping children safe indoors and out, development and others. The service is free for all expecting women or families with a baby up to three months old who live in Garrett County .
The Adult Evaluation and Review Services team consists of a registered nurse and licensed certified social worker. The team is available to help patients and their families plan appropriate care and services. This may include assisting to resolve financial worries, nursing home placement problems, and support services to maintain patients in their own homes. Referrals are welcome from family, patient, community agencies or physicians. There is no charge to the client for the Adult Evaluation and Review Service. The team will assist you with any questions regarding Medicare, Medical Assistance, Maryland Pharmacy Program or insurance.
The Personal Care R.N. Case Manager supervises the client's plan of care under the direction of private physicians. This program is available statewide under the Medical Care Operations Administration and its goal is to assist qualified disabled, chronically ill, and elderly persons remain in their homes by providing assistance with simple activities of daily living. Services are provided by approved providers, who are reimbursed through the Maryland Medical Care Program. Eligible clients must possess a valid Maryland Medical Assistance card.