Announcements:
4th Annual African American Health Fair • Open Cities Health Center (OCHC) is partnering with Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in St. Paul to hold the clinic’s 4th Annual African American Health Fair in honor of Black History Month. The African American Health Fair will be held on Friday, February 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wilder Foundation, 451 Lexington Parkway in St. Paul. It is free and open to the public. There will be displays, food, screenings, door prizes and more! To learn more click here.

H1N1 Flu Vaccines: Open Cities Health Center is one of the designated sites to provide the H1N1 vaccines (injection/nasal spray). To learn more, click here.

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Why we are here: OCHC is a nonprofit community health care clinic whose mission is to see every patient who walks through the door, regardless of the patient's socio-economic status, ethnic make-up or racial affiliation. Other clinics, hospitals and social service agencies routinely refer patients to OCHC because their clients have no insurance, are underinsured, or for any number of reasons they cannot pay for their health care.

OCHC's role as a safety net: OCHC has always been a clinic that serves everyone from individuals and families who are uninsured, not working or simply cannot afford health care to those who have full health care coverage. Today, during these tough economic times people often neglect their health because they feel they cannot afford to see a doctor or a dentist. They often wait until their pain or their health problem becomes so severe they end up in an emergency room or with much more severe and complicated illnesses, which in turn dramatically increases the cost of health care. We provide medical, dental, behavioral health, eye care, chiropractic care as well as outreach and education.

OCHC is a medical home: OCHC has a holistic, coordinated approach to providing health care. We have fully integrated medical, dental and mental health care as well as support services, education and outreach. We are a medical home where patients receive a full spectrum of care. We treat patients with respect. Communication is important to us. Our doctors, dentists, mental health providers, nurses and assistants talk to each other and talk to the patient. We want each patient to feel comfortable, at home and able to understand fully their health and their options.

Mission and goals
The mission of Open Cities Health Center is to provide culturally competent primary and preventive health care and related services to all people throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The goal is to improve the health and well being of high risk and vulnerable populations through the provision of affordable medical and dental care and related services.