A service utilized by many local families that was discontinued last year will be renewing service as soon as this spring. According to TriCounty Health Care Coordinator Kristin Young, previous clinics of the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) was a contract the health department used to have with specialists from the University of Utah hospital that gave Basin families a chance to get needed services without traveling to Salt Lake City. The specialists came out to TriCounty Health locations several times a year. The exciting news is that the CSHCN clinics will start up again at TriCounty Health Department, hopefully in May, shares Young, with the possibility of having a second clinic before October. “We are in the process of hiring providers,” explains Young, who invites families that attended the clinics before and newcomers who may be interested to contact the health department in order to add their children’s name to the waiting list. The plan is to eventually have 6 clinics a year but details are still in process. For more information or to add a name to the waiting list, call
435-247-1196
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