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COVID Test for Visually Impaired
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If you are covered by Medicare:
Medicare will pay for up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month, including the Ellume tests. This includes people with Medicare Advantage plans. Call ahead to make sure your local retailer has the Ellume tests in stock. Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) with any questions.

If you have private insurance:
Your insurer may provide reimbursement for more accessible tests. Call your plan to learn more about how they will reimburse you for the cost of tests. Call ahead to make sure your local retailer has them in stock.

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Through this initiative, blind and low-vision users have been able to order Ellume COVID home tests, which are more accessible than other options. The Ellume COVID-19 home test was found by visually impaired users to be more accessible than the other at-home tests currently available. The test was not created specifically for blind users, and it is not perfectly accessible, but blind users have found that they could use this test independently.… (more)

Through this initiative, blind and low-vision users have been able to order Ellume COVID home tests, which are more accessible than other options. The Ellume COVID-19 home test was found by visually impaired users to be more accessible than the other at-home tests currently available. The test was not created specifically for blind users, and it is not perfectly accessible, but blind users have found that they could use this test independently.

You can order the more accessible tests for people who are blind or who have low vision online by calling the number listed above. These tests will be available for order until supplies run out.  Each household is limited to one order, which includes 12 tests. 

Dr. Darrin Bunting
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1725 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

Dr. Susan & James Gallagher
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Address:

149 East Water Street, Sandusky, OH 44870

Dr. William Schlotterer
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Address:

1610 Cleveland Road West, Suite 103, Sandusky, OH 44870

Erie County Community Health Center
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Address:

420 Superior Street, Sandusky, OH 44870

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#12: Erie County Health Department (Mon-Sat)

Family Health Services
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Address:

1912 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

Hours:

Mon 8a-5p
Tues 8a-7p
Wed 8a-5p
Thur 8a-7p
Fri 8a-5p
Sat 8a-1230p

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Accept Medicaid, Medicare, and plans from most insurance carriers. Accepts sliding scale in the practice for patients who do not have insurance or whose coverage failed to take care of the bills. Adjusted prices for Sandusky healthcare services based on your ability to pay.

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Hayes & Pierce

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Family Health Services is a Patient Centered Medical Home. With family medicine, dental, and behavioral health all in one building, FHS provides quality healthcare services without barriers. As your healthcare home, FHS provides quality, affordable health care to all.   Doctors and nurse practitioners strive to build personal connections with each patient to improve the health of our community by providing primary care services to individuals and families of all ages and backgrounds. 

Family Health Services
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Address:

620 East Water Street, Suite A, Sandusky, OH 44870

Hours:

Mon 8a-5p
Tues 8a-6p
Wed 8a-5p
Thur 8a-6p
Fri 8a-5p

Eligibility:

Accept Medicaid, Medicare, and plans from most insurance carriers. Accepts sliding scale in the practice for patients who do not have insurance or whose coverage failed to take care of the bills. Adjusted prices for Sandusky healthcare services based on your ability to pay.

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Water & Perry

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Family Health Services is a Patient Centered Medical Home. With family medicine, dental, and behavioral health all in one building, FHS provides quality healthcare services without barriers. As your healthcare home, FHS provides quality, affordable health care to all.   Doctors and nurse practitioners strive to build personal connections with each patient to improve the health of our community by providing primary care services to individuals and families of all ages and backgrounds. 

Firelands Physician Group
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Address:

1912 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

Firelands Regional Medical Center
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Address:

1111 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

Firelands Urgent Care
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Address:

5420 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH 44870

Hours:

M-F 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sa-Su 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free Narcan
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420 Superior Street, Sandusky, OH 44870

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Mail-Order narcan is available via the website listed above 24/7, 365 days a year. Narcan kits can also be supplied in person Mon-Friday 8a-4pm at the health department main camps or during your scheduled appointment at any of the satellite offices. Be sure to ask about it at your appointment!

Kroger Little Clinic
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Address:

226 East Perkins Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

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M-F 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Sa 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Su 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

NOMS Urgent Care
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Address:

2500 Strub Road, Sandusky, OH 44870

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M-F 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sa-Su 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Peds-on-Wheels
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167 East Washington Row, Sandusky, OH 44870

Prevent Blindness Ohio
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Sandusky Lions Club Fund for the Blind of Erie County
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Address:

po BOX 613, Sandusky, OH 44870

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The income guidelines are a requirement set forth by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD agency, and must accompany a need-based vision assessment. Please consider applying for assistance today.

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This project recognizes the continued effects diabetes has posed upon individual's vision and impairments. To assist those individuals, both youth and adults, this Fund provides financial support for purchasing vision support materials which will enable them to be more functional in their daily lives. These supports include eye exams, eyeglasses, magnifiers, talking clocks, canes, and telephones. For more information please reach out to Co-Chairperson, Jim at the number listed above.