Most of these persons have no health insurance or ability to pay for health care services let alone any place to go for health care. A few are covered under MediCal but are assigned to clinics which are not within walking distance of Skid Row. In addition, they often have to wait a long time before receiving an appointment. Because of these issues, patients choose to access our services. The UCLA School of Nursing Health Center provides free quality primary health care to homeless and indigent men, women and children living in Los Angeles, Skid Row.
Services focus on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and families.
Health care services include physical assessments, diagnosis and treatment of some acute and chronic illnesses, medications, immunizations, limited diagnostic tests, counseling, health education, screening and referrals to other agencies as needed. Case management services are also provided. No appointments are needed. The UCLA School of Nursing Health Center is a nurse-managed clinic, licensed by the State of California as a Community Health Center and is one component of the Cooperative Homeless Health Care Project. Started in 1983 at the request of the URM, it initially received its funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the National Homeless Health Care Project.