Saint Alphonsus CARE Clinic offers group prenatal care for families who have recently come to the United States through the refugee resettlement program. Patients who choose this type of care meet every other week in a group with a nurse and a social worker. They also have one-on-one visits with a midwife.
The clinic takes a whole-person approach to care. It focuses on meeting the physical, emotional, and social needs of patients and their families. Care is provided in a way that understands past trauma, respects different cultures, and uses the patient’s preferred language.
The care team includes midwives, family doctors, nurses, social workers, interpreters, health advisors, and patient service staff who all work together to support patients.
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The Saint Alphonsus Medical Group International Clinic provides primary care for people from many different cultures and language backgrounds. The clinic focuses on treating the whole person, including their physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs. Staff are trained to understand trauma, respect cultural differences, and communicate in the patient’s preferred language.
The clinic has a team of many different professionals who work together. This team includes doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses, interpreters, community health advisors, social workers, patient service staff, and administrators. They are committed to giving fair care to all patients and helping remove barriers that make it hard to get health services.
Primary Care
Building a long-term relationship with a family medicine provider helps ensure consistent care and support for the whole family. These providers can help find and treat health problems and support patients at every stage of life.
Services include:
- Adult medicine
- Pediatric care
- Women's health
- Immunizations
- Chronic disease management
- Colds, flu, & minor illness care
- Sports medicine & physicals
- Preventive screenings
- Medication prescription
- Specialist referral
- Weight management & nutrition plans
If you need care quickly but are not sure where to go, it’s important to understand the difference between emergency care and urgent care. Knowing this can help you get the right care at the right time.
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International Clinic
Location: 6533 W. Emerald St., Boise, ID 83704 Phone: 208-302-5200
Fax: 208-302-5225
Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Center for Global Health & Healing offers support through the Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT). This program helps people and their families who have experienced torture or serious trauma.
PSOT provides care that looks at the whole person, including their physical health, mental health, emotional well-being, social needs, and spiritual needs. The goal is to help individuals heal and recover in all areas of their lives.
PSOT also offers training for healthcare workers, organizations, and community members. This training helps others better understand the needs of people affected by torture and improves the community’s ability to support them.
Services Available:
The Program for Survivors of Torture offers services that are sensitive to trauma, respectful of different cultures, and provided in the patient’s preferred language. These services are optional, and participants can choose to stop at any time. People do not have to take part in any other services to receive support.
- Medical services
- Mental health services
- Case management
- Service coordination
- Massage
- Acupuncture
- Legal services
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Health Advisors are people from different cultures who speak more than one language. They are trained to help families who are new to the United States understand how to use the healthcare system. They help patients get care that respects their culture, language, and past experiences.
Health Advisors help by:
- Making sure patients understand their treatment plans, medicines, and care instructions
- Helping patients fill out forms, schedule appointments, and follow up with care
- Reducing challenges like language differences and transportation issues
- Helping healthcare providers understand a patient’s culture, religion, or past trauma that may affect their health
- Coordinating care between different doctors and services
- Helping families use their own strengths and community resources to solve problems
- Teaching patients how to use healthcare services so they can feel more confident and involved in their care
- Offering support and companionship in the patient’s own language and cultural setting
CARE Clinic Health Advisors
Health Advisors at the CARE Maternal/Child Health Clinic support patients during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and after the baby is born. This program started with a special grant and continues to help women, children, and families. There are currently 10 Health Advisors who speak 13 different languages.
Community Health Advisors work in primary care and help patients of all ages. Patients are referred to them by their primary care provider.
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