Services
HealthLinc is committed to serving you as a whole person. By following a Patient-Centered Medical Home model, HealthLinc can provide care that is coordinated, comprehensive and accessible in order to achieve improved health care outcomes and satisfaction for you and your family.
Services
Medical
At HealthLinc, our providers specialize in many fields including pediatrics, family medicine, women’s health, and internal medicine. Medical services include:
- Same Day Appointments
- After-Hours Care
- Primary and Preventive Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Chronic Care Management
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
- Well-Child Checkups
- Immunizations
- Physical Examinations
- Employment Physicals
- Laboratory Work (on-site or via referral)
- Health and Wellness Education
- Medication Therapy Management
- 340B Drug Pricing Program
Dental
HealthLinc is proud to offer complete dental services to adults and children in our East Chicago, Michigan City, IU South Bend, La Porte and Valparaiso clinics. Dental services include:
- Examinations
- X-rays
- Treatment Planning
- Dental Cleanings
- Patient Education
- Extractions
- Fillings
- Crowns
- Full and Partial Dentures
- Referrals as Needed
Optometry
An essential component of healthy vision is a regularly-scheduled, comprehensive eye examination. There are many things you can do to maximize your vision and protect your eyes. Optometry services include:
- Medical Eye Services
- Comprehensive Eye Examinations
- Annual School Vision Evaluations
- Dilated Retinal Evaluations for Diabetes, Cataracts, and Glaucoma
- Retinal Photography
- Medicaid and Medicare Insurance Accepted
- Sliding Fee Discount Available
- Written Glasses Prescriptions
- Cost Effective Glasses Options
- Coordination of Surgical Referrals
Behavioral Health
Coping with the stress of our hectic, demanding lives can sometimes be difficult. Our psychological frame of mind impacts our physical health just as physical conditions impact our emotions. HealthLinc’s behavioral health consultants (BHCs) work alongside the medical providers as part of your care team. We are here to help with:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Mental Illness
- Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
- Other Conditions That May Impact Your Health
- Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices, Including Management of Chronic Conditions Such as High Blood Pressure
- Helping Set Goals and Work Toward Wellness
Pharmacy
Prescription drugs are sometimes the key to your successful treatment, but they can be costly. At HealthLinc, we understand that it can be difficult to afford your prescriptions. We also know it can be a lot to manage, especially if you have a chronic condition. HealthLinc Pharmacy will work with you and your care team to ensure your medication regimen is optimized. HealthLinc Pharmacy services include:
- 340B Drug Pricing Program
- A federal government program to provide prescription drugs to HealthLinc patients
- Prescription Transfers
- Online Refill Requests
- Medication Synchronization
- Compliance Packaging
- Private Consultations
- Over the Counter Medication
- Diabetes Support and Education
Pediatrics
With kids, things change fast. Keeping children healthy is a priority for keeping the entire family well. HealthLinc is here to help you keep your kids on track and pave the way to a bright future. Pediatric services include:
- Same Day Appointments
- After-Hours Care
- Sick Visits
- Well-Child Checkups
- Immunizations
- School and Sports Physicals
- Developmental Assessments
- Fluoride Varnish
- ADHD Assessments and Treatment
- Reach Out and Read
Women's Health
Good health should be a priority for everyone. Often women are so busy caring for others that they forget about themselves. Invest in your health, you deserve it. Women’s health services include:
- Same Day Appointments
- Annual Exams
- Cancer Screenings
- Acute Care
- Family Planning
- Nurse Midwives
- Prenatal Care
- Care-Team Nurses
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Care
Community Outreach
HealthLinc is a part of your community. We are here to help you invest in your health by providing educational information and informing you of our services. We actively foster relationships with other community organizations and reach out to those in need.
HealthLinc collaborates with many community partners and hosts numerous events throughout the year. Click here to access our events calendar.
Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance
With everchanging rules and
- Marketplace Assistance
- Traditional Medicaid
- HIP (Healthy Indiana Plan)
- Gateway to Work
Medical-Legal Partnership
HealthLinc currently has a medical-legal partnership (MLP) in place with Indiana Legal Services. Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) is a not-for-profit law firm and the largest provider of free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income people throughout the state of Indiana. MLPs serve low-income individuals with non-criminal civil legal aid problems. Our MLP is specifically for HealthLinc patients and may be able to help you. Types of cases can include:
- Income
- Housing & Utilities
- Employment & Education
- Legal Status
- Personal and Family Stability
Ask your provider for more information.
Mobile Integrated Response Teams
HealthLinc is addressing the opioid crisis with Mobile Integrated Response Teams (MIRT) in Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke County.
The teams consist of a peer recovery coach with lived experience, law enforcement, and EMS. They are accessible to individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) through direct referral by a community agency or individual. Upon receipt of a referral, the coordinator reaches out to the client to establish contact and schedule an intake into the program. When intakes are scheduled, established partnerships with local law enforcement and EMS agencies provide volunteers to staff the MIRT visit.
Intakes are conducted in the client’s home environment, if possible. Law enforcement provides security and conducts an environmental scan for safety of the team and client’s living environment. They are not on duty officers and are not present for any legal purposes. EMS conducts a wellness check to assess their physical health. The coordinator completes an intake that includes a biopsychosocial history and the peer recovery coach goes over relapse prevention and recovery plans.
Following the intake, the peer recovery coach maintains contact and provides support to the client for as long as they choose to remain engaged in the program. Social determinants of health, addiction treatment, health care, and pro-social activities are some areas of resource that the peers may provide.
Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders are also eligible for MIRT referrals.
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HealthLinc, Inc. receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
HealthLinc, Inc. is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)