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What services are offered at Whitney Young health?

Patient Portal Please call Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center (WYH) at 518-465-4771 to schedule the appointment and obtain your patient portal username and password if you have never previously accessed the patient portal for WYH. • If you have used the portal before, but you have forgotten your username, please call for that information.

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Behavioral Health services are available at the Albany, Troy and Watervliet Health Centers. (518) 591-4892. Your mental and emotional health really do go hand in hand with your physical health; and at Whitney Young Health, we want to make sure all aspects of you - physical, mental, and emotional - are healthy.

Why choose Whitney Young health for primary care?

Dec 28, 2021 · Whitney Young Health is excited to announce that starting on Monday, January 3, 2022, we will be offering OPEN ACCESS SCHEDULING which will allow patients to easily schedule primary medical care appointments on the same or next day! Read more about Open Access Scheduling in this blog post , and call 518-465-4771 to schedule your appointment!

What is the patient portal?

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center has 24-hour on-call coverage. If you are a patient and need medical help on the weekend or after business hours, …

What is the purpose of methadone maintenance?

Methadone maintenance is a long-term therapeutic intervention for addiction to heroin and other opiates. Methadone is a synthetic narcotic medication that blocks heroin effects and reduces the craving for other narcotics.

What is a PrEP?

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a pill taken daily that can help prevent HIV infection in people who DO NOT have HIV. When someone is exposed to HIV through sex or injection drug use, PrEP can help stop the virus from establishing a permanent infection.

Is Albany Health Center only for children?

Services are currently only available at the Albany Health Center. Immigration Health, which requires a Civil Surgeon, is available only for children. Refugee Health is available for children and adults.

Does a prep need insurance?

PrEP is covered by most insurance programs, but if you do not have insurance, the PrEP Specialist will navigate the PrEP Medication Assistance Program (MAP) and NY State PrEP-AP Program if you meet the eligibility criteria. PrEP does not prevent other sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy.

Does Whitney Young Health have Medicaid?

Whitney Young Health (WYH) is partnering with the Food Pantries for the Capital District to offer the Food as Medicine program to eligible Medicaid members and to WYH patients with no insurance living in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties.

General Information & Appointments

Phone: 518-465-4771 Email: info@wmyhealth.org (No appointments or requests for medical information can be made via email).

Patient Experience

If you have a concern, problem or complaint that has not been resolved through our staff, please contact our Patient Engagement Specialist at (518) 465-4771, ext 4905.

How does PrEP help with HIV?

Reduce your risk for HIV exposure with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). By taking one pill daily, PreP can help stop the virus from establishing a permanent infection when someone is exposed to HIV through sex or injection drug use. When used consistently, PrEP can reduce your risk for infection by up to 90%.

How many people get hep C each year?

Approximately 25,000 people are diagnosed with Hep C each year. Hep–C is sometimes known as a “silent” infection since those infected with it generally have no symptoms for several years until the virus damages the liver. Symptoms of Hep C include: Easy bruising. Jaundice (yellowing of eyes and skin). Dark urine.

Does a prep have to be covered by insurance?

When used consistently, PrEP can reduce your risk for infection by up to 90%. PrEP is covered by most insurance programs, but if you do not have insurance, the PrEP Specialist will navigate the PrEP Medication Assistance Program (MAP) and NY State PrEP-AP Program if you meet the eligibility criteria.