Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic

Mission

Engage vulnerable populations in the Portland Metro area by providing low-barrier, participant-centered care and services through an interprofessional, student-led clinic.​ We have four aims: (1) Provide basic health care services to TPI, Home Forward, and Helping Hands’ Bybee Lakes participants experiencing homelessness. (2) Offer students valuable hands-on opportunities through structured community-based learning experiences. (3) Provide an entry point to health care and recovery that can bridge the gap to longitudinal primary care and stable housing. (4) Harness the power of community partnerships to sustainably address social determinants of health and support recovery and transition to stable housing

Bottom Line

Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic (BCCC) provides free medical, dental, sexual and reproductive health, and vision services. Care includes check-ups, prescription refills, wound care, dental exams and procedures, STI screening, contraception, intimate partner violence screening and referrals, health education, vision screening, and free medical and hygiene supplies. BCCC also connects patients with long-term care while training students to understand barriers to healthcare access.

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"The Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic does not just promote healthcare, but also health; not just health, but also justice. They are actively enhancing the quality of life and wellbeing of folks experiencing houselessness, while also cultivating a passion for equity in the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. Through BCCC, we get to shape both what today and tomorrow look like." - -Brian Park, MD MPh, Co-Medical Director of the BCCC

Partner(s)

Rain Brain Trivia - Thanks for letting us advertise at your local trivia nights! 

Alano Club of Portland - Thank you to Fellow Give!Guide participants at Alano Club for serving as our G!G mentors this year!