URM | UCLA Health
In order to truly erase homelessness, it’s important to address all the needs — physical, spiritual, and mental — of every man, woman, and child who comes through our doors.
The URM/ UCLA School of Nursing Health Clinic is devoted to caring for the primary medical needs of people experiencing homelessness. We are one of only a few full-time clinics in the Los Angeles area devoted to caring for the primary medical needs of people experiencing homelessness.
UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING
The UCLA School of Nursing Health Clinic
Men and women struggling to survive on the streets also suffer from common ailments like colds, the flu, or other illnesses. Others face the more difficult challenges of keeping conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure under control.
Because people experiencing homelessness have few places to turn for help, it’s not uncommon for simple medical problems like these to become life-threatening.
That’s why the UCLA School of Nursing Health Clinic at URM was established in 1983. This nurse-managed clinic is licensed by the State of California as a Community Health Center and is part of the National Health Care for the Homeless Program. It is one of only a few full-time clinics in the Los Angeles area devoted to caring for the primary medical needs of people experiencing homelessness.
Most of our patients have no health insurance or ability to pay for health care services. All services at the center are provided free of charge. The clinic averages more than 6,000 patient visits each year.
The UCLA School of Nursing Health Clinic provides the following services:
Physical assessments
Diagnosis and treatment of some acute and chronic illnesses
Medications
Immunizations
Limited diagnostic tests
Medical counseling and health education
Referrals to other agencies as needed
For questions or to ask about making an appointment, please contact (213) 347-6300 ext. 2249
