CAPN Clinics
Providing care at homeless shelters in Atlanta
- Healthy Independence -
- Healthy Independence -
CAPN Clinics: Our Vision
We believe that access to health care
for families and children without homes
is fundamental to empowering people and restoring communities.
for families and children without homes
is fundamental to empowering people and restoring communities.
CAPN Clinics: Our Work
Physical
|
Mental
|
Patient
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Dental Care,
Vision Exams, Glasses, Specialty Care, and more ... |
Nursing Students,
Medical Students, Public Health Students, and more ... |
CAPN Clinics: Our Approach
- On Site at Shelters -Overcome barriers of transportation by providing care on site
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- Walk In Appointments -Increase access through flexible scheduling
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- Free of Charge -Provide quality care regardless of
ability to pay |
CAPN Clinics: The Need
14,000people without homes
living in Georgia |
300,000preventable Emergency Room visits
in Atlanta every year |
|
30%
of Georgia's homeless population
are families with children |
$1,500
is the average cost of an Emergency Room visit,
this leads to $450 million of preventable health expenditures in Atlanta each year |
CAPN Clinics: Our Impact
We increase access to high-need care, decrease costly emergency room visits,
and prepare the next generation of health care providers.
and prepare the next generation of health care providers.
|
3,169
individual patients last year |
78%
of adult patients are women |
49%
of patients are children |
500
hours of student training each month |
CAPN Clinics: Get Involved
Your support is what makes our success possible!
Please join us in providing care and strengthening communities.
CAPN is grateful for all contributions.
Please join us in providing care and strengthening communities.
CAPN is grateful for all contributions.
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Contact Us:
Main Clinic 404.658.1500 CAPN PATH Program: 404.815.1811 capnurses@mindspring.com 173 Boulevard NE Atlanta, GA 30312 |
