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The mission of Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. (MCRHS), is to establish, maintain, and specialize in the delivery of primary health care service and preventative health education. The guiding principle underlining service provision at MCRHS is that every person residing in the service delivery area, regardless of race, sex, color, nationality, language, origin, economic status, or disability has a right to access primary health services and preventative health education.
MCRHS now offers a wide range of medical services to over 25,000 patients in Manatee County. Services such as Family Health, Internal Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, and Dentistry are being provided with state of the art of equipment in fully modernized facilities by board certified and board eligible health care professionals.
For more information about MCRHS, please visit their website at www.mcrhs.org.
Senior Friendship Centers
Senior Friendship Centers Health Services were founded in 1978, in cooperation with the Sarasota County Medical Society and Sarasota County Public Health Department, under a licensure agreement with the State of Florida. They are considered a national model for the delivery of health care to seniors.
The Center for Healthy Aging provides medical and dental care for persons 55 and older on limited incomes; programs to support healthy lifestyles and preventive education for the community at large; and a variety of educational programs for professionals in the health and human services. The center is staffed by volunteers, including 55 physicians, 17 dentists, 3 pharmacists, 30 nurses, 20 secretaries and 10 clinical aides. Last year SFC's Health and Dental Services in Sarasota provided 5,374 medical visits and 947 dental visits, and processed 1,624 requests for prescriptions valued at $300,000 for seniors in need. More than a half-million dollars in free care was provided to the community in 2001.
For more information, contact:
Tiffany Prater
Clinical Training Coordinator
(941) 361-6602
