member news
B
akers eld Family Medical
Center (BFMC) Urgent Care
at 4580 California Ave. in
Bakers eld is no longer contracted
with Kern Family Health Care
(KFHC). We want to be clear that
this only applies to BFMC’s Urgent
Care. BFMC is still contracted
with KFHC to provide primary
and specialty care services to our
members.
What does this mean?
is
means that if you are assigned
to a primary care provider (PCP)
at BFMC or you see a specialist
at BFMC, you can still see that
New mental
health benefits
Kern Family Health Care (KFHC)
covers some mental health
and substance use disorder
services.
You will receive the following
substance use disorder
benefits through KFHC:
Alcohol misuse screening and
counseling for people 18 and up.
If you qualify, you will
receive the following mental
health services through KFHC:
Individual and group mental
health testing and treatment
(psychotherapy).
Psychological testing to
evaluate a mental health
condition.
Outpatient services that
include lab work, drugs and
supplies.
Outpatient services to
monitor drug therapy.
Psychiatric consultation.
By July 1, 2014, KFHC will
contract with Beacon Health
Strategies for the management
and administration of mental
health and substance use
disorder needs of KFHC
members. If you have any
questions, please call Beacon at
855-371-8091
, Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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for the friends and patrons of KERN FAMILY HEALTH CARE,
9700 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, telephone
800-391-2000.
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Medical Director
G. Remington Brooks, M.D.
Director, Marketing and Member Services
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Director, Quality Improvement/Health
Education/Disease Management
Linda Howells, R.N.
Manager, Health Education and
Disease Management
Isabel Silva, M.P.H., CHES
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What urgent care centers can I go to?
Here is a list of our
contracted urgent care centers:
Urgent care center
Street address
City
Phone
Pedi Center
9900 Stockdale
Highway, #105
Bakersfield 661-410-9500
Professional Urgent Care 901 Olive Drive
Bakersfield 661-215-7551
Vernon C. Sorenson, M.D.,
A.P.C.
3838 San Dimas St.,
#B-100
Bakersfield 661-326-8985
Northeast Walk-In Clinic
2601 Oswell St.,
#101
Bakersfield 661-616-5810
Delano Prompt Care Clinic 1201 Jefferson St.
Delano 661-725-2579
West Side Urgent Care 100 E. North St.
Taft
661-765-1935
Changes to KFHC
urgent care centers
provider at BFMC for medical
services.
If you need to be seen within
48 hours and your PCP does not
have an available appointment, you
can go to the nearest contracted
urgent care center. You can also call
the KFHC 24-Hour Advice Nurse
Line at
661-632-1590
(Bakers eld)
or
800-391-2000
(outside of
Bakers eld) for free medical advice
over the phone.
