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Narrative

Health center licensed by Brigham and Women's Hospital. Brookside Community Health Center provides multi-disciplined, comprehensive integrated care with services in the following areas:

• adult medicine
• pediatrics
• obstetrics (including midwifery)
• family planning
• gynecology
• dentistry
• oral surgery
• nutrition/WIC
• mental health 
• social service

Each year, more than 10,000 patients from Jamaica Plain and the surrounding neighborhoods use these services, making more than 69,000 visits to Brookside each year. The health center's services are provided by a bilingual Spanish/English medical and professional staff. Special services include:

• a school dental program
• orthodonture
• case management
• substance abuse services
• mental health and support group programs for adults, teens, children, families and couples
• a WIC program
• nutrition and physical fitness youth programs
• prenatal parenting classes 
• breastfeeding support

Free mammograms are offered twice a year through the American Cancer Society.

Service Types

• Nutrition
• Outpatient
• Outpatient-Substance Abuse

Insurances Accepted

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• CIGNA
• Fallon Health
• Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
• Tufts Health Plan
• UniCare
• United Healthcare

Program Type

• Medical

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Behavior Disorder
• Mental Illness
• Multiple Disability

Ages Served

• Birth to 3
• 3 - 4
• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Languages Spoken

• Spanish

Accessibility Features

• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Public Transportation
• Accessible Restrooms
• Medical Needs
• Near Public Transportation
• Services at Home
• Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

• Fees: MassHealth, Medicare, Private Insurance, Personal Funds