West Side Community Health Services
1544 Timberlake Road, Suite 235
St. Paul, MN 55117
Phone: (651) 602-7545
Fax: (651) 558-2205
www.westsidechs.org
Executive Officer: Mavis Brehm
PHPC Program Director: Mary F. O'Connell
Medical Director: Mary Nesvig, MD
Project Description
West Side serves two public housing sites in St. Paul, MN that serve a
predominantly refugee population (Hmong) and a growing Latino population. One
clinic is located in the public housing community center and the other is
community-based, approximately 2.5 miles from the public housing site. We
provide comprehensive primary care services 5 days per week and offer extended
hours urgent care services through our main clinic facility.
Services
Family Practice Care, midwifery services, bilingual/bicultural health education
and outreach, diabetes case management services, social services, and Hmong
Women's Support Groups for Depression and PTSD
Linkages/Partnerships
The Boys and Girls Club, PHA - Space and Outreach Activities, ECFE - Education
of Parent's Children, and Hmong Women's Health Coalition - Community baby
showers and educational events
BPHC Collaborative Participation
BPHC Redesign Collaborative, The Diabetes Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
McDonough Homes Clinic
1544 Timberlake Road
St. Paul, MN 55117
Roosevelt Homes (outreach only)
1575 Ames Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
East Side Family Clinic
860 Arcade Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
Statistics
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 7,000
Project Users: 3,488 (10,649 patient visits)
