Services
Physician Referral Service
• Suspected/confirmed active tuberculosis (TB) cases are seen by physician referral.
• Identified contacts and high-risk populations are screened upon referral. Preventive therapy is available to these individuals.
About your visit
• Patients should eat a good meal before arrival to the clinic.
• Please bring any proof of insurance and some form of identification.
• Please bring referral paperwork, X-ray films and documentation of TB skin test.
• Please sign in at front desk upon arrival.
• You may not be seen in the order you signed in, as patients' needs vary.
• You will be issued a fee sheet for services and a receipt will be provided.
• If you require a school/work excuse, please let the receptionist know.
• Free parking is available in front of the City Chest Clinic building (814 McCullough)
• All medical records and conversations with TB clinic staff are confidential.
Physician Referral Service
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) and Directly Observed Preventive Therapy (DOPT) are recognized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the most effective means to control TB. Therapies consist of a healthcare worker observing patients taking their prescribed medications. During each treatment visit for DOT or DOPT, patients are assessed for adverse reactions.
DOT and DOPT may be administered at the City Chest Clinic, home, or job site. A nurse at the hospital or school may administer DOT and DOPT as arranged through the TB clinic.
Outreach & Surveillance
Outreach and surveillance activities include contact investigations and TB screening. Contact investigations include searching for those who may have been exposed to TB and conducting screening programs in population groups at increased risk of TB. Our program uses the Mantoux Skin Test, the recognized standard for TB screening.
