UNACARE
UNACARE Celebrates 10 Years
UNACARE Health Center, a Midtown Jackson neighborhood clinic, is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Part of University of Mississippi Health Care, this primary health care center is managed by nurse practitioners on faculty at The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing.
The center sees approximately 2,500 patient encounters a year and since 1998, it has provided health care services and education to over 25,000 resident of Jackson. It provides clinical and didactic learning experiences five days a week for undergraduate and graduate students at the school of nursing
"They treat you with respect and make you feel like part of the family. They get to the point of your problem and explain things to you so you understand," says Rhonda Dixon. Dixon's children, her sister and sister's children all receive care at UNACARE.
"In 1998, the School of Nursing created UNACARE with the goal of being the neighborhood health center for residents of Midtown and surrounding Jackson areas," says Dr. Terry Doddato, director of the health center and associate dean for administrative affairs for the School of Nursing. "In the past ten years we have successfully met this goal by providing care in over 25,000 patient visits."
UNACARE offers patients a wide range of services including weight management; diabetes and hypertension care; obstetrics and gynecology care , adolescent counseling, risk reduction education and counseling as well as diagnosis and treatment of a health problem whether it has just occurred or it has been long standing. Pediatric services include immunizations and well-child visits. Patients are seen by appointment and as walk-ins.
"We are dedicated to providing our patients with excellent clinical care in a small, private setting," says Doddato.
"It is a warm, friendly neighborhood clinic. They treat me like family, and I can talk to my nurse practitioner. It's in my neighborhood, and I like going there," says Lee Alice Harris, 77, a UNACARE patient since 1998.
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Since it's opening in 1998, UNACARE continues to provide healthcare services and education to adults and children five days a week. It is staffed with one to two faculty nurse practitioners, a LPN and a patient services coordinator. The primary and preventive care service continues to be the hallmark of the practice. The clinic continues to provide EPSDT and prenatal care. 