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Southern Indiana Community Health Care is proud to serve as your home for medical and integrated behavioral health care. Since 1974, our board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, and staff have committed to caring for every member of your family at every stage of life.
Learn more about our services by clicking on a section below:
The SICHC health care team is proud to serve your whole family (all ages).
We treat and service these and more:
- Wellness and Preventative Care
- Integrated Mental Health and Behavioral Care
- Well-Baby and Child Check-ups
- Vaccinations & Immunizations
- Coordinated Chronic Care Management
- Health and Nutrition Education
- Physicals for Youth Sports and CDL
- Athlete Concussion Care
- Minor injuries (skin surgeries)
- Acute Illness Visits and Testing ◦ Coughs, colds, strep/sore throat ◦ Ear infections ◦ Fever, vomiting, diarrhea ◦ Rashes and skin conditions
At SICHC we treat the whole person, both physically and mentally. Using an integrated approach to care, your doctor, nurse practitioner, therapist, and behavioral health coaches work in close collaboration and actively seek solutions together to develop a care plan that best serves you.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Counseling ◦ Individual ◦ Group
- Behavioral Health Coaching ◦ Set and Achieve Personal Goals ◦ Learn Coping Skills for Anxiety, Depression, and Toxic Stress ◦ Behavior Change Support ◦ Chronic Care Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment ◦ Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Medication Management
- Addiction Treatment
SICHC’s experienced After Hours Nurse (AHN) is available anytime the clinic is closed (early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays) for patients. Your call will be answered by our answering service, evaluated, and referred to the AHN nurse.
AHN service is available for questions or concerns that need to be addressed in a clinical manner outside of normal business hours, that isn’t critical enough to warrant an ER visit. That can include medicine questions, someone’s feeling ill, reactions to meds, concerns regarding an appointment earlier in the day, etc.
The AHN can make a clinic daytime or follow up appointment. Or if needed, make an appointment at a local ER or urgent care center. An AHN has access to patient records and is able to order labs, imaging, and if needed, prescribe medications (authorized by on-call provider).
Prior paperwork is not required for current patients. Also, insurance is not billed for after hours calls.
At SICHC we prioritize same-day appointments for sick infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and teens.
- Well-Baby and Child Check-ups
- Developmental Screenings
- Integrated Mental Health and Behavioral care
- Vaccinations & Immunizations
- Teen health
- Physicals for Youth Sports and Back-to-School
- Minor injuries
- Acute Illness Visits and Testing ◦ Coughs, colds, strep/sore throat ◦ Ear infections ◦ Fever, vomiting, diarrhea ◦ Rashes and skin conditions
At SICHC we offer community-sensitive options for a healthy happy pregnancy and childbirth. The same family-practice physicians who can see you during pregnancy have privileges at the IU Health Hospital in Paoli, where they offer labor and delivery service.
For greater convenience and access, a traveling Nurse Practitioner can provide women's health and prenatal visits closer to your home in Salem, Marengo, English, and Shoals.
- Women’s Health Wellness for all ages
- You Can Do It Smoking Cessation Program
- Free Pregnancy Tests
- Pregnancy and Prenatal Care
- In-Office Ultrasounds
- Fetal Non-Stress Tests
- Labor and Delivery at IU Health Paoli Hospital ◦ Flexible Birth Plans ◦ Hot Tub and Birthing Balls ◦ Lactation Support
- Postpartum Care for Mom and Baby
- Pediatric care for Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Teens Click here to learn more about additional services and our Obstetrics & Woman’s Health team.
At SICHC you are not left alone to suffer from chronic disease. Our Chronic Care Nurses, Community Health Workers, and student nurses walk with you on the journey of living a heatlhier lifestyle and managing your chronic conditions as a team.
- Diagnostic and Maintenance Screenings ◦ Pulmonary Function test ◦ A1c Glucose test ◦ Cholesterol and Lipid profile
- Regular Follow-up Phone Calls and Coaching
- Home Visits with IU School of Nursing Students
- Farm to Health Community Partnership ◦ Meal Kits from Lost River Market and Deli ◦ Nutrition and Cooking Education from Purdue Extension
- Remote Patient Care ◦ Follow My Heart - Hypertension Initiative
At SICHC our family practice providers are certified to prevent, identify, and treat substance use disorders.
If you or someone you love is trying to break free from drug or alcohol dependence, we can help! Our providers work closely with local recovery groups to find the right fit for your specific needs. All of our offices have information about local AA/NA meetings, just give us a call!
At SICHC we provide a variety of vaccinations for the whole family. SICHC participates in the Indiana Vaccines for Children Program.
- Allergy
- Chickenpox
- COVID-19 | And testing
- DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
- Flu
- Hepatitis A & B (adult)
- Hepatitis A (child)
- Hepatitis B (child)
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
- Meningitis
- Meningitis B
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- Pneumonia (Pneumococcal)
- Polio
- Rabies
- Rotovirus
- Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)
At SICHC our team of family practice providers treat sports injuries, offer pain management, and provide prevention education for adults and children.
- Minor Injuries (skin surgeries)
- Pain Management
- Concussion Management
- Integrated Mental Health
At SICHC our family practice physicians are a welcomed sight when you need care at the hospital. Board-certified and highly skilled, our physicians are privileged at IU Health Paoli Hospital to manage your inpatient needs, and to provide you with continuous and individualized care. Following hospitalization, we will schedule a follow up visit at our offices to assist you with your recovery.
Sometimes our loved ones require a level of care that cannot be provided at home. This could be short term rehabilitation of just a few weeks, or long-term residential care. Your SICHC healthcare provider, who knows your history, home situation, and potential for improvement, is ideal to coordinate care in this residential setting.
At SICHC our physicians and nurse practitioners care for patients at Medco in French Lick via Springs Valley Meadows, Paoli Health and Living Community and Todd-Dickey Nursing & Rehabilitation in Leavenworth. This includes routine visits to see patients in those settings and daily phone calls to modify or update their personalized care plan.
At SICHC we provide physicals for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) registration and renewal. This physical is required by state law in order to drive commercial vehicles and consists of a thorough health history and physical exam. SICHC has certified CDL examiners.
Insurance is confusing. We get it. At SICHC our Certified Insurance Navigator is here to help you through the process of insurance enrollment. We provide guidance through the enrollment process, answer questions, and explain what happens after you submit your application.
Navigator appointments are available over the phone or in-person. Navigator services are free and open to any individual. You do not have to be a patient of SICHC to use our navigator services.
At SICHC our providers can apply fluoride preventative treatment on children at all pediatric and well-child visits.
Coming Soon! —
SICHC is working to develop an agreement with local dentists to refer patients for preventative dental care at a discounted rate for SICHC patients who qualify for our CHAP program.
- Basic Screenings
- Recommendations for Intervention
- Oral Hygiene Instruction and Education
- Fluoride Rinses
- Sealants for Children
Need help making it to an appointment?
At SICHC we can help you get a ride to any of our offices. Our office managers and Community Health Workers can refer you to free low-cost transportation services in the community. For SICHC patients who qualify for our CHAP program, you may be eligible for free vouchers through Orange County Transit and Southern Indiana Transit Services.
*Need two -three days’ notice to schedule transport.
More details to come regarding our Spanish speaking doctors.
Please contact your local office for details.
Our model of service delivery is based on a few key attributes from nationally recognized standards of care, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
Comprehensive – Primary care is fundamental to our health care system, it should encompass a wide range of services for the health of the whole person.
Patient-Centered – A relationship between you and an excellent provider is vital to achieving good health, it should span all ages, multiple generations, and multiple health care settings.
Coordinated – Good health is a journey that we will walk on with you, helping to educate and empower your decisions to better care for yourself.
Accessible – Same-day, evening, and weekend appointments make accessing comprehensive healthcare services easier while multiple locations bring health care closer to you.
Quality and Safety – As leaders of community health, we strive for continuous improvement and dedication to assuring quality care and safety of our patients and staff.
