Our teen health center, Clínica Alta Vista (CAV), specializes in providing comprehensive health care services for adolescents and young adults. All of the staff and providers at CAV are committed to helping young people make informed decisions about their health and all are bilingual in Spanish and English. We offer comprehensive medical care, family planning, emergency contraception, prevention and treatment of STI’s, including oral testing for HIV with results available in 20 minutes. All patients have access to our in-house social services, health education and nutrition counseling. For pregnant patients we provide options counseling, prenatal, postpartum and pediatric care. Through our Centering Program we give vital support to young parents including a scholarship program for those parents who stay in school.
Closed: Monday - Friday 12:30pm – 1:30pm and for Administrative Meetings 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 11:45am – 12:30pm
Services
Primary care medical services for adolescents and young adults ages 12-23 (however, currently registered patients can be seen for all available services up to the age of 25)
Physical exams
Nutrition and fitness promotion
Immunizations
Laboratory testing
Pap smears
Management of chronic illnesses
Prescriptions
Urgent care
Family planning services
Birth control and safe sex education
Diagnosis and treatment of sexually-transmitted and other infections
HIV testing - Now featuring rapid HIV tests!
Comprehensive prenatal care
Centering Program group prenatal care
Sonograms
Nutritional counseling
Childbirth preparation classes
Delivery at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Breastfeeding education & support
Pediatric health care services for children of adolescents and young adults