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Location, Hours, Contact

Hours

If there are many people in the clinic, we may stop taking patients before the posted times.

Columbus Public Health
Walk-In Service Hours
Mon 8am–4:30pm
Tue 11am–6:30pm
Wed CLOSED
Thu 8am–4:30pm
Fri 8am–4:30pm
2nd Sat of every month 8am–12pm

Worthington United Methodist Church
Walk-In Service Hours
3rd Tue of every month 1pm–4pm

 


Contact

Immunization Line
Quick Guide

Call 614-645-7945
Select 3 from the menu
to get immunizations, then
choose from 4 options:

  1 - Hours and locations
  2 - Vaccine cost
  3 - Leave message for 
        records or for a nurse 
  4 - Travel clinics


Other Important Numbers:

Communicable Disease
614-645-1474

Afix Coordinator
614-645-1479

Outreach Coordinator
614-645-6522

 

Program Information

Services We Offer:toddler getting a shot2

Services Others Offer:

Announcements

  • Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine is being released for the 2009-2010 season.  Although there is expected to be enough for everyone, shipments are arriving slowly.  Please call ahead to make sure the type of flu you need is in stock.  
    Find information and clinics for seasonal flu vaccine. 
  • For information about times and locations for Pandemic H1N1 Influenza ("Swine Flu") Immunizations click here. 
  • Change in Services for Refugees/Immigrants: Columbus Public Health is no longer able to provide immunizations to persons age 19 years and older for "change of status" processes. See our List of Alternative Sites for Change of Status Immunizations.
  • Hib Shortage: Columbus Public Health does not currently have Hib vaccine in stock, although we do have Pentacel. Pentacel should be given to children who need to finish their Hib primary series, even if the other antigens are not needed.

Children's Immunizations

All routine Children's Vaccines are available at Columbus Public Health.smiling female toddler
Some immunizations for high-risk conditions may require a prescription from a physician.
Columbus Public Health does not provide travel immunizations.

Fees for Children's Immunizations (may be subject to change)

  • Children 18 and under may receive all required vaccines, and if eligible, all recommended vaccines.
  • Financial assistance programs are available for children (18 years old and younger) in need.
  • No child will be denied if not able to pay.
  • The following vaccines for children are recommended, but not required, and are available as a convenience for children who are not eligible for financial assistance programs:
    • Gardasil $150.00
    • Hepatitis A $25.00
    • Rotateq $80.00
    • Nurse assessment fee per visit $15.00

3 Kinds of Payment are Accepted:
    1: cash
    2: checks (no credit or debit cards)
    3: the following insurance plans (plans may not cover all vaccines):
        - Medicaid
        - Medicare Part B
        - CareSource
        - Molina
        - United Healthcare--copay must be paid if applicable
These cards must be presented at time of service, and will be accepted if the patient is eligible for coverage. If you have immunizations coverage with another insurance company, check with them for an in-network place to get immunizations, or visit us and ask for a copy of the Fee Ticket which you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

Adult Immunizations

  • Generally, the Columbus Public Health Immunization Program focuses on children and high-risk adult populations, but as a convenience, routine immunizations for adults are available at Columbus Public Health, except Zostavax shingles vaccine.
  • Columbus Public Health does not provide travel immunizations.
  • Change in Services for Refugees/Immigrants: Columbus Public Health is no longer able to provide immunizations to persons age 19 years and older for "change of status" processes. See our List of Alternative Sites for Change of Status Immunizations.
  • Some immunizations for high-risk conditions may require a prescription from a physician.
  • Recommendations for getting the adult pneumonia vaccine have been expanded to include smoking and asthma. Columbus Public Health does not carry pneumonia vaccine for the expanded recommendations, but you can check our list of other local sources.

Fees for Adult Immunizations (may be subject to change)

• Varicella (Chickenpox) $90.00cashier
• Gardasil (Cervical Cancer) $150.00 (Medicaid does not cover this vaccine for adults)
• Hepatitis A $30.00
• Flu $25.00
• Hepatitis B $35.00
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) $60.00
• Pneumonia $10.00
• Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria) $10.00
• Meningococcal (Menactra) $105.00 (Medicaid does not cover this vaccine for adults)
• Tdap (Tetanus, Diptheria,Pertussis) $45.00
• Nurse assessment fee per visit $15.00

3 Kinds of Payment are Accepted:
    1: cash
    2: checks (no credit or debit cards)
    3: the following insurance plans (plans may not cover all vaccines):
        - Medicaid
        - Medicare Part B
        - CareSource
        - Molina
        - United Healthcare--copay must be paid if applicable
These cards must be presented at time of service, and will be accepted if the patient is eligible for coverage. If you have immunizations coverage with another insurance company, check with them for an in-network place to get immunizations, or visit us and ask for a copy of the Fee Ticket which you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

How to Obtain Copies of Immunization Records

1) Contact the Healthcare Provider where you got your most recent immunization
2) Contact the school where you most recently attended
3) Columbus Public Health can provide a copy of a record only if the immunizations were given at Columbus Public Health

Downloadable Forms:Image of Chart

Please return signed record release forms to:
Columbus Public Health
Attention: Medical Records, Room 104
240 Parsons Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215

or fax to (614) 645-0048

Information About Immunizations

Childhood immunization schedule  --what every child needs, and when

Travel Immunizations

Columbus Public Health Department does not provide Travel Immunizations.  Information about which vaccines are recommended for various destinations can be obtained by calling Ohio Department of Health at 614-466-4643.  Here is a list that can help you find travel vaccines in Central Ohio.

Physical Examinations for Work or School

Columbus Public Health does not offer physical examinations. If you need to get both your immunizations and a physical, you can get the immunizations at Columbus Public Health, then take the proof of your immunizations to your family doctor for the physical.

Tuberculosis (TB) Testing

If you plan to get immunizations AND a TB test, it is best to get the TB test done first.  This can prevent the long wait (4-6 weeks) that can be required before a TB test once certain vaccines have been given.

TB tests can be obtained on a walk-in basis at The Little Clinic, TakeCare Clinic, and MinuteClinic locations.

 

For Health Care Professionals

       Immunizations Quality Improvement: MOBI and AFIX

       Printable PDF Copies of our hours and location:

Publications

Civil Surgeons and Sites for Immunizations for Adults for Change of Status
Registration Form (coming soon)
Release of Records Authorization for children (for age 18 and under) (coming soon)
Release of Records Authorization for adults (for age 19 and older) (coming soon)
Travel Immunizations
Referral List for Zostavax Shingles Vaccine
Referral List for Adult Pneumonia Vaccine

Downloadable Forms:

Please return signed record release forms to:
Columbus Public Health
Attention: Medical Records, Room 104
240 Parsons Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215  

or fax to (614) 645-0048

Resources & Links

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