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St. Ben's Clinic
Overview
St. Ben’s Clinic is a primary care clinic providing care to
homeless people and those unable to access traditional medical care. As
a Columbia St. Mary's department, St. Ben’s receives much support
through the Columbia St. Mary's health system and works in partnership
with Health Care for the Homeless of Milwaukee and the St. Benedict the
Moor Ministries. It is located on the site of one of the city’s largest
meal programs, Loaves and Fishes, sponsored by St. Benedict the Moor
Ministries.
St. Ben’s has an active program of outreach to establish relationships
with people living in shelters and using local meal programs and food
pantries. In 2011, 1,357 outreach contacts were made. An ongoing
outreach clinic cares for women and children in the Cathedral Center for
Women and Children. In 2011, St. Ben’s Clinic provided 1,015 clinical
encounters at the Cathedral Center site and 4,703 encounters at the main
clinic at 9th and State. Clinic patients also received 3,195 social work
services during the year. Services are provided through the help of
volunteer physicians and receptionists as well as paid nursing and
social work staff.
The staff and volunteers of St. Ben’s have taken on the challenge of becoming the “medical home” for those who are homeless. This requires taking a “Window of Opportunity” approach – that is, accomplishing as much as possible to improve health within one patient visit since follow-up visits may be difficult for the patient to keep.
The support of CSM Foundations helps to meet the operating expenses of the clinic through grants and personal donations.
Community Partners
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St. Ben's Parish
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St. Ben's Community Meal
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Health Care for the Homeless
Funding Partners
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Matthew Keenan Endowment Fund
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Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
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Weiss Family Fair
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Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger Foundation
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Constance A. Tresch Gift Foundation
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Gustav & Gladys Kindt Foundation
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Herbet H. Kohl Charities, Inc.
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Patrick Amman Cudahy Fund
Patient Stories
Contact Us
St. Ben's Clinic
1027 N. 9th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Carolyn Laabs, Clinic Coordinator & Nurse Practitioner
T: (414) 765-0606
F: (414) 765-0226
Clinic Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm by appointment only
Friday: 9:00 am to noon by appointment only
Walk-ins
Preferred during morning hours
By Appointment Only
Tuesday: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm by appointment only
Friday: 9:00 am to noon by appointment only
Referrals
The Clinic aims to serve adults who are homeless or at rish of
homlessness, in particular those who are substance-dependent or have
long term mental illness and have difficulty accessing traditional
health care systems.
Referrals can be directed to Carolyn Laabs, Clinic Coordinator or Bill Mullooly, Clinic Social Worker, by phone as listed above.
