Help
With
Health Care
A guide to finding health care
help when you are uninsured.
Para los Hispanos:
Si necesitas ayuda en relación con la información aquí contenida, communícate a la Oficina Hispana de la Iglesia de San Bernardo
al teléfono 330-253-5364. International Institute • 330-376-5106 For translation/interpretation services and
hospital emergency translation services. ASIA, Inc. • 330-535-3263 for Translation/Interpretation Services
Akron Children's Hospital "Ask Children's" 330-543-2000 or 1-800-358-5437 (KIDS)
Some children may be eligible for the Healthy Start Program:
1-800-324-8680
Some children may be eligible for the State of Ohio Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH)
1-800-755-4769 (GROW) www.akronchildrens.org
Akron General Medical Center
Patient Financial Services 330-668-6073 or 1-800-718-0057 Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Some patients may be eligible for free hospital services.
www.akrongeneral.org
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
Financial Counseling 330-971-7311 For pre-planned services
Summa Patient Access Department 330-375-7817
For past bills www.cfgh.org
Summa Health System Akron City Hospital
St.Thomas Hospital
Summa Patient Access Department 330-375-7817 www.summahealth.org
How Can
I Set Up A
Payment
Plan?
You can avoid
serious credit
problems by
talking to your
care provider
about a
payment
plan.
1Akron Children's Hospital "Ask Children's" 330-543-2000 or 1-800-358-5437 (KIDS)
www.akronchildrens.org
Akron General Medical Center
Need-A-Physician 330-344-AGMC (2462) or 1-800-343-AGMC (2462)
Mon-Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - Noon www.akrongeneral.org
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
Physician Referral Line 330-971-7100 www.cfgh.org Healthy Connections Network Access to Care 474 Grant Street Akron, OH 44311 phone: 330-315-0209
Summa Health System Summa Connections 330-379-5111 Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. www.summahealth.org
Summit County Medical Society
For names of doctors in Summit County 330-434-1921
Or see "Physicians & Surgeons" in the telephone directory "Yellow Pages"
How Can
I Find a
Doctor?
If you have
your own
doctor for
regular care,
you can avoid
expensive
emergency
department
visits.
Akron Community Health Resources
Medical care for adults and children 330-724-5471
Akron Children's Hospital "Ask Children's: 330-543-2000 or 1-800-358-5437 (KIDS)
www.akronchildrens.org Akron General Medical Center
Women's Health Services including prenatal care, breast exams 330-344-6868
Mammograms
(Muffins for Mammograms) 330-344-AGMC (2462) www.akrongeneral.org
Akron Health Department Child Health and Immunizations 330-375-2361
Flu Shots (late Fall each year) 330-375-2363
HIV Testing 330-375-2363 Pregnancy Care 330-375-2430 www.ci.akron.oh.us/health.html
American Cancer Society Breast Examinations/Mammograms 330-865-1200
www.cancer.org
Barberton Community Health Clinic
Medical treatment for residents of Barberton and Norton
330-745-7471
What
Health
Services
Are
Available?
These
services
may not
all be free,
but many
providers
can arrange
reduced
rates based
on your
ability to pay.
3Barberton Health Department
Residents of Barberton and Norton Child Health/Pregnancy Care/Senior Citizen Clinic 330-861-7269 Immunizations 330-861-7269 Flu Shots (late Fall each year) 330-861-7183
Senior Prescription Assistance 330-861-7268
www.barbertonhealth.org
Community Health Center Community Health Center Family Practice 330-315-3706
Jason Rich, M.D.
www.commhealthcenter.org
Ohio Dental Options Program
Reduced fee dental care 1-888-765-6789 OPEN-M MedicalCare/Immunizations/ Mammograms 330-434-0110 www.openm.org Planned Parenthood Health Center
Women's Health Care 330-535-2671 www.ppinfo.org
Summa Health System Mammograms (anytime) 330-375-7771 www.summahealth.org
Plan
ahead for
health
care to
save
money
and stay
well
Summit County Health Department
For clinic appointments at any location 330-926-5713 or 1-877-687-0002 Central: Immunizations, Adult, Child and Prenatal Health 330-926-5726
North Summit County: Immunizations and Child Health 330-468-3213
South Summit County: Immunizations and Child Health 330-733-0730
Flu Shots (late Fall each year) 330-923-4891 Ext. 6011 www.schd.org
Summit County Department of Job and Family Services Medicaid - Healthy Start/Healthy Families Akron 330-643-7811
Macedonia/Twinsburg 330-650-2523 www.co.summit.oh.us/jafs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic-Akron Eligible Veterans
330-724-7715
The University of Akron Center for Nursing
Medical care for low-income uninsured 330-972-6968
ADM Board (Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services)
330-762-3500 330-604-0006 (toll free)
Eligibility
requirements
for services
may differ
among
agencies.
5What Can I
Do If
I Need
Prescriptions
And Cannot
Afford
Them?
If I can't find
what I need
here, who do
I call?
MedAssistEmergency prescription assistance program for uninsured Summit County residents.
330-762-0609
Info Line, Inc. 330-376-6660
Toll Free from Northern Summit County 330-650-2603
Info Line is Summit County's information and referral service. It is a bridge between people who need services and the agencies that provide those services. Information specialists are available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. www.infolineinc.org
