The service sites are operated by eleven contractors and four DHS locations to provide health care services within the 14 districts that the Department of Public Social Services has established to serve the GR population. All PPP and GR providers offer Primary Care Services. Primary Care Services are available on a first contact and continuous basis in an outpatient setting. They provide coordinated and comprehensive health care, including medication, laboratory and radiology at no cost to the patient. Primary care providers may include general or family practitioners, internists, obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians, and mid-level practitioners such as physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, and midwives.
Primary care emphasizes general health needs as opposed to specialized care.
The primary care provider initiates referrals for diagnosis or follow-up care to specialists, as appropriate, while maintaining continuity of patient care. Please look at the listing of services provided at each site, since the range of primary care services varies from site to site.