Appointment Times Available
- Same Day Appointments: The clinic has a limited number of appointments reserved for these visits. While we cannot guarantee availability, we will make every effort to work with you and your schedule. These appointments are approximately 30 minutes long.
- Routine Visits: Yearly physicals, check-ups, wellness visits, etc.
- Sick Visits: Fever, sore throat, flu, colds, abdominal pain, etc.
- Before/After Hours Care: Brazos County Health & Wellness Clinic does not currently offer before/after hours care, but health plan members may use the 24/7 Nurseline through BCBS at (800) 581-0368 or report to the nearest emergency room.
Services We Provide
The primary function of the Health & Wellness Clinic is disease management and wellness. Our services include: routine medical examinations, minor medical treatment, vaccine administration, wellness consultations, disease management, sports physicals, primary care services, basic lab services, tobacco cessation, annual physicals, and more!
REPORT TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY—
NOT to Brazos County Health & Wellness Clinic.
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Arriving for Your Appointment
- Remember to bring past medical and/or vaccination records, medication, insurance card and photo ID.
- New Patients: You are encouraged to be at least 30 minutes early to your appointment to fill out new patient paperwork. If you have already completed your new patient paperwork on the patient portal, please arrive 15 minutes early.
- Established Patients: You are encouraged to arrive 5-10 minutes early to your appointment with medications.
- Lateness: If you are more than 15 minutes late, the front staff will inform you that you are late and will work with you to either reschedule your appointment:
- To the next available appointment the same day if one is available, or
- To the next available appointment on a future date.
- Cancellations: Please call at least 1 hour before your appointment if you need to cancel. This allows us to provide that time slot to another patient. If you do not contact our office to cancel your appointment within the minimum 1-hour notice of your appointment time, this will result in a NO SHOW appointment.
- No Show Appointments: If you do not come in for your appointment and did not call to cancel or reschedule 1-hour in advance, you will be considered a NO SHOW. After your first NO SHOW, you will be called to inform you of your no show and given a chance to reschedule. If you NO SHOW repeatedly, you will not be able to schedule an appointment for 6 months.
- Cost: There is NO COST for county medical plan participants and covered dependents to attend the clinic.
- Leave Time: Employees will NOT be required to use sick or vacation time in order to attend the clinic. The use of the leave code is limited and will be monitored for abuse.
- Employees are required to check in and out with the clinic staff when attending.
- Employees must document their clinic visit on their timesheet by using the Employee Clinic Visit leave code.