Health Department

County's Mount Vernon Office is located at 6301 Richmond Highway. Call 660-7100 to learn where to obtain information on home-based medical care, adult day-care programs, HIV counseling and any other health matter. The following is an outline of the on-site services provided to Mount Vernon residents at this location.

Free services to all residents, regardless of age or income, include checking blood pressure, measuring height and weight, screening hearing and eyesight loss, the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases, confidential and anonymous testing for HIV, lead screening for children under seven and immunizations ((454**) for children 18 and under.

Fee-based services offered to all county residents include immunizations for adults, pregnancy testing, hepatitis B screening and vaccine, tuberculosis testing, speech evaluation and therapy, and hearing evaluation by an audiologist.

Services for income-qualified residents provided at this location include maternity, wellbaby pediatics, Medicaid emergency dental services and the supplemental food program for pregnant women. Referrals are made to other County run facilities for pregnancy prevention and for a broad array of other medical services.

Medicaid. ((455**) This office will process applications for families enrolling in medicaid for the first time.

Other locations and services of the County Health Department address housing codes health and safety hazards (call 246-2300), on-site sewage problems (call 246-2201), building plan review (246-2510).