THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INCORPORATED

HEALTH CARE CLINIC (HCC) EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES THROUGH SPECIALIZED AND INCLUSIVE REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES. HCC ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO JUST AND DIGNIFIED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR PATIENTS IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTHCARE BASED ON THE PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH EACH PATIENT TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN HEALTH GOALS.IN 2023, HEALTH CARE CLINIC (HCC) PROVIDED LOW OR NO COST REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 211 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS.FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS HCC HAS PROVIDED THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE. HCC FOLLOWS THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES WOMEN'S HEALTH-FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM GUIDELINES (2022) AND THE WISCONSIN FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES (2021). OUR MEDICAL TEAM ALSO WORKS UNDER THE UNITED STATES MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CONTRACEPTIVE USE (US MEC, 2023) AND PROVIDING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CDC AND THE US OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (2023). ALL THESE RESOURCES ENSURE BEST PRACTICES ARE FOLLOWED AT EACH VISIT.EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE HAS PROVEN THAT ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES LOWERS THE NUMBER OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES. ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE A PATIENT'S WISHES WITH REGARDS TO THEIR REPRODUCTIVE LIFE PLAN (NUMBER OF CHILDREN, BIRTH SPACING, ETC.) IS A HUMAN RIGHT. BEFORE TRUE GENDER EQUALITY CAN BE ACHIEVED, WOMEN NEED ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. HCC IS PROUD TO OFFER THESE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.