Primary Care & Health Services
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The Health Operations Division includes:
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Health Care Centers
The two Tulare County Federally Qualified Health Care Centers Look-A-Like clinics, located in Visalia and Farmersville, serve an important function to the community by offering primary, specialty and preventative health care to the residents of Tulare County regardless of their ability to pay. The Tulare Pediatric Clinic also provides pediatric services to Medi-Cal and indigent patients consistent with the Agency’s mission to provide health care access to the underserved. These clinics offer interpreter services for multiple languages and TDD is also available.
Correctional Justice
Adult/Minors Criminal Justice: Health care staff provides medical services to adults and juveniles incarcerated in the County jail and juvenile justice systems. Sick call is scheduled five days per week, with on-call care provided as needed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) eliminates childhood lead poisoning by identifying and caring for lead burdened children, age birth to 6 years and by preventing and remediating environmental exposure to lead. The program also provides outreach and education on lead poisoning and the prevention of lead poisoning.
Children’s Medical Services
California Children's Services (CCS) is a statewide program that arranges, directs, and pays for medical care, equipment, and rehabilitation, when these services are authorized by the program. Services can be authorized for children and young adults less than 21 years of age who have eligible medical conditions and whose families are unable to pay for all or part of their care. CCS medical staff select the most qualified of our network of professionals to treat the child's CCS-eligible condition. It is important to note that CCS is not a health insurance program and will only meet the health needs related to the CCS-eligible condition.
Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)
Child Health and Disability Prevention program provides complete health assessments for the early detection and prevention of disease and disabilities for low-income children and youth. A health assessment consists of a health history, physical examination, developmental assessment, nutritional assessment, dental assessment, vision and hearing tests, a tuberculin test, laboratory tests, immunizations, health education/anticipatory guidance, and referral for any needed diagnosis and treatment.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
The Every Woman Counts provides low-income women access to screening and diagnostic services for breast and cervical cancer. The goal of the program is to reduce breast and cervical cancer mortality rates in this under-served population.
Dental to Tulare County Medical Services
TCMS provides acute dental health services to indigents and incapacitated persons lawfully residing within Tulare County who are not supported by other insurance coverage. The program also assists clients in applying for Medi-Cal, Medicare and other medical benefits.
Ancillary Services Unit
The Ancillary Services Unit, composed of Pharmacy, Speciality Services, Laboratory, provides pharmaceutical and laboratory services to HHSA health care providers.
• Pharmacy Services: Responsible for stocking and dispensing medications for all County patients
• Laboratory Services: Consists of three distinct legal entities: Clinical Laboratory, Tulare County Public Health Laboratory and Tulare/Kings Dairy Laboratory
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