Access to Health (PATH) – Satellite Clinics

Our county-operated specialty mental health centers have integrated primary health care services delivered on-site.

Access to Health (PATH) – Satellite Clinics

  • Primary Care Services located at the ACBHD Eden, Oakland, and Tri-Cities Fremont Mental Health Centers
  • Improves access to primary care services for consumers enrolled in three County-operated specialty mental health centers located in North, Central, and South Alameda County.
  • ACBHD contracts with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to provide physical health services and enhanced Nurse Care Coordination Services on site.
  • Increases and improves timely utilization of Alameda County’s FQHC “Medical Home” services by providing consumers with longer visits with Primary Care Providers when needed.
  • Provides reminder calls for appointments and access to walk-in primary care visits.
  • Provides extra transportation assistance to get clients to their primary care and specialty care referral appointments.
  • Offers regularly scheduled Primary Care Team “Clinic Debrief” meetings at the end of each half-day clinic to discuss follow-up care for each client seen; and
  • A Nurse Care Coordinator provides each ACBHD client with help getting specialty care referral appointments and prescription refills.