Premier Community Healthcare Inc. will soon inherit prenatal services to expecting mothers from the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County.
The state agency will no longer provide those services effective Jan. 31, and already has stopped accepting new prenatal clients.
Premier will take over that care for current prenatal clients who have not chosen an alternative provider by Jan. 12.
“This local collaboration with Premier, Medical Center of Trinity, Healthy Start Coalition and private physicians furthers our commitment to pregnant moms and their babies to have good outcomes,” county health officer Mike Napier said, in a release. “A community-based system of care that leverages limited resources is key to long-term sustainability.”
The Pasco health department is helping current clients make the transition of their care by transferring medical records to new providers. The goal, Napier said, is to have a seamless transition for everyone, but also to ensure pregnant women know where to get care in the county.
For more information on the transition, call (727) 841-4425, ext. 1013.
