ABOUT HEALTHRIGHT 360 – HAIGHT ASHBURY FREE CLINICS
A program of HealthRIGHT 360, a healthcare program for uninsured and low-income individuals, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics offers integrated primary care, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment at two sites in San Francisco.
At its Mission Street location, open Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the clinic offers outpatient services for substance abuse, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Operating under the principle that “healthcare is a right, not a privilege,” the clinic specializes in addressing the “complex healthcare needs that can result from homelessness, poverty, and addiction.” Services include medical evaluation and treatment, individual and group therapy, HIV testing, women’s healthcare services (including family planning and breast and cervical cancer screenings), and geriatric treatment.
Tobacco cessation treatment and TB screenings and referrals are also provided.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
The treatment team includes physicians and licensed psychologists.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
Best-rehabs.com has yet to receive any reviews from this facility’s alumni.
However, the clinic does have an average rating of 4.5 stars from 66 reviews on its (likely vetted) Facebook page[1]. Former program participants were highly appreciative of the clinic. “I am grateful to the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic for the service of their dedicated staff,” wrote Gary, in one such example. “This clinic should be a role model for other clinics across the country.” Awarding the clinic five stars, Facebook user Fred demonstrated a similar attitude: “I have nothing but love for healthright 360 and what they have done for me.”
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The anonymous parent of former client gave the facility five stars for treatment effectiveness, staff support, and overall quality of mental health care. “I’m impressed with the program,” the anonymous parent told Best-rehabs.com. “This is the first of many facilities that [my son] has stayed in. He respects the staff and his peers there. I think they provide wrap around services that especially dual diagnosis clients need to be successful.”
FINANCING
According to HealthGrove, the clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance. It also offers sliding scale fees for qualified individuals.
[1] https://www.facebook.com/pg/healthRIGHT360/reviews/