Saint Alphonsus CARE Clinic offers group prenatal care to families who have arrived into the United States through the refugee resettlement program. Patients who choose this model for prenatal care meet every other week in a group setting facilitated by a nurse and social worker, while also seeing their midwife individually.
The clinic's holistic approach to care attempts to meet the patient's and their families' physical, psychological, and social needs in a trauma informed, culturally adapted, and linguistically appropriate manner. The clinic utilizes midwives, family physicians, nursing staff, social workers, interpreters, health advisors, and patient service representatives to implement their integrative model of care.
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The Saint Alphonsus Medical Group International Clinic is committed to providing an integrative model of primary care that addresses the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations. The International Clinic is dedicated to providing trauma informed, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate care for all families who are seen. The clinic consists of a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, interpreters, community health advisors, clinical social workers, patient service representatives and administrators. Our team is passionate about providing equitable care for vulnerable patient populations as well as helping to reduce barriers to accessing services.
Primary Care
Establishing a life-long relationship with a family medicine provider offers continuity of care and support for the entire family. These providers can address undiagnosed health concerns as well as physical, mental, and social Health issues across all ages and stages 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
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6533 W. Emerald St.
Boise, ID 83704
International Clinic
Phone: 208-302-5200
Fax: 208-302-5225
Hours: M-F 8am - 5pm
In 2015, The Center for Global Health & Healing expanded services to the community by starting the Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT). For survivors and their families, PSOT offers interdisciplinary and integrative services to help address the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual impact that torture and trauma has on the person. PSOT also provides local training for clinicians, individuals, and agencies working with similar populations to help increase the community's understanding and overall capacity in serving families who have been affected by torture.
Services available
The Program for Survivors of Torture currently offers the following trauma-sensitive, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate services. All services are voluntary and can be terminated at any time by the participant. Services are not contingent upon participation in any other service.
- Medical services
- Mental health services
- Case management
- Service coordination
- Massage
- Acupuncture
- Legal services
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Health Advisors are multicultural, multilingual individuals trained to assist families resettling in the U.S. to navigate the healthcare system. Health Advisors seek to increase access to culturally responsive, linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed care by servicing as cultural mediators and care coordinators.
Health Advisors
- Ensure patients understand treatment plans, medications, and other instructions.
- Assist patients to fill out forms, make appointments, and other follow up.
- Reduce barriers to equitable health care, such as transportation and language barriers.
- Assist providers to understand a patient’s cultural/religious practices and/or traumatic experiences that may impact health outcomes.
- Coordinate care between multiple health care and service providers.
- Identify and utilize the strengths and resources of patients, families, and communities in an integrated approach to problem-solving.
- Mentor patients in how to interact with health services, building confidence to become active partners in their own healthcare.
- Provide support and companionship to patients in their own language and cultural context.
CARE Clinic health advisors
Health Advisors who serve at the CARE Maternal/Child Health Clinic assist patients of the clinic throughout pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. The CARE Clinic Health Advisor Program began through a Call to Care grant that continues to offer services for women, children, and their families coming to the clinic. There are currently 10 Health Advisors serving CARE Clinic patients in 13 languages.
Community health advisors
The Community Health Advisor Program is a primary care-based program and serves patients of all ages who are referred into the program by their Primary Care Provider.
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