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A free clinic or walk in clinic is a health care facility in the United States offering services to economically disadvantaged individuals for free or at a nominal cost. The need for such a clinic arises in societies where there is no universal healthcare, and therefore a social safety net has arisen in its place. [ 1 ]
In 2003, the organization renamed itself to the Mazzoni Center, after Dr. Peter Mazzoni, a volunteer physician and board member. [4] [5] Dr. Mazzoni had served as the clinc's medical director, was an openly gay and HIV-positive physician, and died in 1990 at age 31. [6] Today, the Mazzoni Center is the oldest HIV service provider in the state. [3]
It is headquartered in Philadelphia, with offices and programs offered in several other countries. [2] Pattern therapy for patients with neuromuscular disorders was first developed by neurosurgeon Temple Fay in the 1940s. [3] [4] Patterning has been widely criticized and multiple studies have found the therapy ineffective. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Jefferson Frankford Hospital opened on July 4, 1903 a year after Dr. Joseph Ball founded Aria Health System. The Frankford campus is a general medical and surgical hospital with 485 beds. [4] In the last year with data available, the hospital had 131,188 emergency department visits, and performed 7,686 inpatient and 11,561 outpatient surgeries.
On December 15, 2011, Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health system signed an affiliation agreement. [4] Under the agreement, Fox Chase has connected and extended its current operations into the adjoining 176-bed and 33-acre Jeanes Hospital, which is already a part of the Temple University Health System.
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Community Behavioral Health (often initialized as CBH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.As a behavioral health Medicaid managed care organization, CBH is contracted by the city of Philadelphia to manage the delivery and payment of mental health and substance use services to Philadelphia's Medicaid recipients. [1]
West Chester, PA: Teaching: 1892 [10] 2013 [10] Lancaster General Hospital: Lancaster, PA: Teaching: 1893 [11] 2015 [11] Part of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health network [11] Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine: University City, Philadelphia: Specialist: 2008 2008 Houses the Abramson Cancer Center and Roberts Proton Therapy Center ...