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Families First of the Greater Seacoast
Our Mobile Healthcare Program offers easy-to-access health care at several locations along the NH Seacoast. We bring medical and social work services to convenient places like shelters, soup kitchens, and community organizations. No appointments are needed. Simply check out our schedule and come on by!
We take Medicaid (NH and Maine), Medicare, and most other insurance plans. If you are uninsured, no problem! We’ll help you get insurance if possible. If not, charges are based on your ability to pay and calculated using our sliding scale discount program. You will not be turned away due to an inability to pay.
Because this service is part of Families First Health Center, all patients get:
*24/7 access to a nurse on call for medical advice.
*continuous care through a single electronic health record.
*access to many other health and family services at Families First.
Services
Our services include:
Preventive health screenings
Sick visits
Chronic disease management2
Health education
Referrals to dental care
Access to medications
Substance misuse and mental health counseling
Family support
Referrals to specialty care
Labs and diagnostic testing
Help applying for housing, food stamps, WIC, TANF, disability benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, other health insurance, veterans benefits, and more.
Linkages
Our HCH Program works with other community and state agencies to serve our patients.
These include health and social service agencies (AIDS Response-Seacoast, Alliance for Community Health, Waypoint), shelters (Crossroads House, My Friend’s Place, Homeless Center for Strafford County, New Generation), community health centers (Avis Goodwin CHC, Lamprey Health Care), hospitals (Exeter, Portsmouth Regional, Frisbie, Wentworth-Douglass), mental health centers (Seacoast Mental Health/Community Partners), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (United Way of the Greater Seacoast, Cities of Portsmouth, Dover, and Rochester), and outreach (Rockingham Community Action, Strafford Community Action). We also partner with the Strafford and Rockingham County Departments of Public Health, several peer recovery organizations (Connections Peer Support, SOS Recovery Centers, Safe Harbor Recovery Center, and Infinity Peer Support), and substance use disorder organizations (The Doorway, SENHS/Turning Point, and Hope on Haven Hill).
Statistics
Estimated homeless population: 4,451 in New Hampshire on any given night in 2020
General Info
Executive Director/CEO
Janet Laatsch, RN, MBA/CEO
HCH Coordinator
Lynne DeAmelio-Rafferty, B.A., M.S., M.Ed., Health Care for the Homeless Coordinator
Medical Director/CMO
Joann Buonomano, MD/CMO
Other Leadership Staff
Sally Naredla, RN, BSN/Clinical Coordinator
Tiffaney Burdick, LPN/HCH & Medical SUD Program Manager
UDS Number
014040
Contact Info
Phone Number
(603) 766-9220
Fax Number
(603) 422-8218
Website
http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org
Address
Physical Address
100 Campus Drive
Suite 12
Portsmouth, NH 03801