Patient Services
Medical Services
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People's Community Clinic offers an array of medical services for all ages. Please choose the service you are interested in below to find out more information. If you are a prospective patient, please call to find out if we are accepting new patients in that area.
- Adult Medicine Department
- Reproductive Health Services
- Prenatal Care Services
- Pediatrics Department, including Breastfeeding Counseling
- Center for Adolescent Health
- Social Work Services
Adult Medicine Department
The Adult Medicine Department provides medical assessment, treatment and prevention services; annual exams; health education; laboratory tests; medications; and social work services. PCC provides a complete array of services for adult patients. At PCC each patient is assigned to a medical team that includes a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, supported by a nurse, a medical assistant, as well as social workers and health educators. When it is needed, patients may also access social services such as the Chronic Disease Management Program, the Integrated Behavioral Health Program, the Patient Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, or the Nutrition Department.
Many uninsured adults can’t afford to be sick, so they don’t seek medical help or go to the ER until they are so sick that they can’t work. Adult patients often come to PCC with complex medical issues and chronic diseases that are best dealt with by having a medical home. The patients under the care of our adult providers are among the most complex and challenging of all of the Clinic’s patients.
Director of Adult Medicine: Richard Peavey, M.D.
Funders: Emilie Becker Cancer Screening Fund, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, St. David’s Foundation
Reproductive Health Services
Reproductive Health Services provides annual gynecological medical examinations, assessment and medical treatment for conditions affecting reproductive health, and family planning services. Women's health and wellness services have always been a key component of care at PCC. Our patients receive instruction in breast self-examinations, laboratory testing services and reproductive health and disease prevention education. We also provide colposcopy and cryosurgery services, if needed. We encourage annual Well Woman Exams as the best way to prevent or detect reproductive health concerns. In addition to providing family planning and contraception, Well Woman exams screen for diabetes, breast and cervical cancer, HIV, hypertension, anemia, and gynecological infections. Reproductive Health Services works with our adult, adolescent and prenatal medical programs to address the whole lifecycle of a patient's reproductive health needs.
Director of Reproductive Health: Robert Sorin, M.D.
Prenatal Care
The Clinic offers a full array of prenatal services. PCC's Prenatal Program includes medical assessment, health education, fetal monitoring, laboratory tests, vitamins, medications, and social work services. As well as attending to prenatal health needs, the Clinic’s program provides prenatal patients with opportunities to learn more about caring for their newborn and breastfeeding. PCC also offers a prenatal clinic (the Tandem Program) dedicated to meeting the special needs of pregnant teens, including case management, health education and guidance. PCC encourages the new mothers to use PCC as their medical home beyond their pregnancy and to make our pediatric department the medical home for their infants.
High quality prenatal care provides the best foundation of preventive care for life-long health that medicine can provide. Proper prenatal care can save the community tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars per premature baby by reducing the need for intensive care for infants born with health problems that could be eliminated or mitigated through prenatal care.
Director of Reproductive Health: Robert Sorin, M.D.
Funders: Burdine Johnson Foundation, Lowe Foundation, St. David’s Foundation, Topfer Family Foundation, Women's Fund of Central Texas
Pediatrics Department
The Pediatrics Department cares for infants, toddlers and young children. The department provides evaluation of newborns, immunizations, health and developmental screening, well-child examinations, medical assessment and treatment for chronic and acute conditions, and anticipatory guidance for parents. The Pediatrics Department provides a medical home that is accessible, comprehensive, family centered, compassionate, and culturally sensitive. Our pediatric providers can help the family/patient access and coordinate specialty care, educational services, in and out of home care, family support, and other community services that are important to the overall health of the child/youth and family.
Breastfeeding Counseling
Impact Austin has made it possible for People's Community Clinic to offer breastfeeding counseling to our patients. Breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for a growing baby, and it is proven to have numerous health advantages for mother and child. PCC's Breastfeeding Counselor sees patients both during pregnancy and after delivery. She answers questions, promotes breastfeeding, and assists women in identifying and overcoming potential barriers to breastfeeding. The positive impact of the Clinic’s breastfeeding counselor in providing education and assistance to expectant and new mothers is reflected in breastfeeding rates trending upward. Since the start of the lactation program, the number of mothers who have chosen to continue breastfeeding at 6 months after delivery has increased substantially from 40.5% to 48%.
Director of Pediatrics: Louis Appel, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Funders: Carl C. Anderson, Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, St. David’s Foundation, Topfer Family Foundation, Texas Pediatric Society Foundation
Center for Adolescent Health
The Center for Adolescent Health provides affordable, specialized, interdisciplinary health care for teens and young adults ages 11-23 in Central Texas. Through comprehensive medical, behavioral, and preventive services and partnerships with other community organizations, we emphasize helping teens and their families navigate the transition to adulthood in a positive way. The Center is comprised of primary medical care services, specialized programs and community partnerships. For more information, see the Center for Adolescent Health page.
Director of Adolescent Health: Celia Neavel, M.D.
Social Work Services
Our Social Service Department offers assessment and referral, case management, and assistance to patients in developing and implementing plans to access other services within the Clinic and in the Austin community. The department is staffed by social workers with a variety of specializations, patient assistance personnel and consulting physicians. Many of the services offered through our social services department can be found in our Special Programs section. Please see below for a list of services offered.
- Pharmaceutical Assistance. Patients who can not afford medication costs can be assisted through the Patient Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. If you are a patient, speak with your provider about this program.
- Chronic Disease Management Program
- Integrated Behavioral Health Program
- Tandem Adolescent Prenatal and Parenting Program
Director of Social Services: Robin Rosell, LCSW, LMFT
Funders: Dell Foundation, St. David's Foundation