Starting September 1st, the St. Clair County Health Department will scale back several services offered outside its main Port Huron office and Teen Health Center.
The move follows an August 1st memorandum from Medical Director Dr. Remington Nevin, calling for clinical services to be consolidated to those two locations. Under the plan, vaccine and diagnostic testing will no longer be offered at community events or other offsite locations. Medical services currently provided by nurse practitioners, such as diagnosing, treating, and managing illnesses, will end at the Yale and Algonac school-based health centers. Those services will continue at the Health Department’s new main office at 220 Fort Street in Port Huron and at the Port Huron teen clinic, with exceptions for offsite care granted on a case-by-case basis with Dr. Nevin’s approval.
In the memo, Dr. Nevin says the changes are designed to ensure the department meets appropriate medical standards while focusing on its core public health mission, rather than operating as a primary care provider. The consolidation follows what officials describe as “extensive consideration and discussion” with state, county, and local officials.
Those impacted by the new rules will be notified in writing and sent rescheduling information, or be referred for care through other community health organizations.
A public meeting on the changes is scheduled for Thursday, August 14, at 6 p.m. in the Don Dodge Auditorium at the County Administration Building.
