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Do You Know Your HIV Status?

St. Thomas Community Health Center offers comprehensive care for HIV prevention and treatment. Our team provides PrEP to help prevent HIV, along with ongoing support and education. We also offer confidential testing, treatment, and care for those living with HIV.

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Interested in learning more about our PrEP services? Click here!

Convenient Pharmacy Services

Our pharmacy makes it easy to get your medicine. We even deliver prescriptions to your home! This is very important during hurricane season, so you always have the medicine you need. Our team works with your doctors to make sure you get the right medications on time.

Our pharmacy at Columbia Parc is coming soon. This pharmacy will provide the same services right in your neighborhood!

Call today to learn more about our pharmacy services and how we can help you stay healthy and prepared.

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Welcome Back Dr. McCormick!

We are happy to announce that Dr. McCormick has returned to St. Thomas Community Health Center!

With a passion for patient care, Dr. McCormick is ready to continue serving our community. Dr. McCormick received her medical education at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Mayo Clinic-Eau Claire.

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Earning Our Strikes 🎳

On Thursday, September 5, the Strikes for Sight fundraiser, hosted by the Southern Eye Bank, took place to support eye health and vision care.

Thank You Southern Eye Bank!

The Southern Eye Bank is the third oldest eye bank in the United States. Since their founding, they’ve given the Gift of Sight to over 56,000 people!

Our Optometrist, Dr. Donald Costello, has a close relationship with the Southern Eye Bank, and they’re one of our oldest partners. This partnership has helped improve eye health and vision care for so many people in our community.

St. Thomas was proud to be the top donor and sponsor of this important event. This fundraiser helps raise awareness and funds for sight-saving efforts in our community. At St. Thomas, we are committed to supporting events like this to improve the health and well-being of everyone.

Thank you to all who participated and the Southern Eye Bank for making a difference!

Are You Registered to Vote?

The deadlines for registering to vote are coming up soon.

• Tuesday, October 7th: Last day to register in person or by mail through this form.
• Tuesday, October 15th: Last day to register online, with a Louisiana driver’s license of special ID.

Noel Twilbeck Honored with 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

Noel Twilbeck has been honored with the 2024 Gay Appreciation Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. He has shown years of dedication for helping others during the AIDS crisis and beyond. Noel started as a volunteer then led CrescentCare, which grew into a major health center. He continues to support his community by working at St. Thomas. This award celebrates his dedication to making a difference.

 

Did Your Child Get Their Back-to-School Vaccines?

Back to school is the perfect time to make sure your child’s vaccines are up to date!

At St. Thomas, we are ready with all the vaccines to help keep your student healthy. Schedule an appointment today and give your child a healthy start to the school year!

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Caring for Your Child’s Health

We know your child’s health is your top priority. It’s ours too. At St. Thomas, we offer regular check-ups, vaccinations, personalized care, and more for your child.

Our compassionate and dedicated team is here to help your child thrive.

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Our Employees & Our Mission

Our mission at St. Thomas is to provide high-quality healthcare regardless of a person’s ability to pay. We believe that recognizing the role of institutional racism is essential to understanding the needs of our patients and the community. Our work with the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond strengthens our commitment to becoming an antiracist organization. This month, our team continued our commitment to have all staff participate and attend the Undoing Racism training with PISAB. We were honored to have the PISAB’s Co-Founder Mr. Ronald Chisom and a dedicated team of community organizers lead our two-day training.

The purpose of this workshop is to define racism and raise awareness of the problems that stem from systems of oppression. By educating our staff about these challenges, we hope to learn from history and hold ourselves accountable to a higher standard of care. To learn more about the principles of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, please visit their website here.

The training took place at the historic McDonogh 19 Elementary School, a landmark of the US Civil Rights Trail and home of the Tate Etienne Prevost (TEP) Center with a special visit from Leona Tate, Founder and Executive Director of the Leona Tate Foundation for Change.