Washington County Health Department

Judith Wright, RN, BSN, Administrator
Primary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs:	520 Purcell Dr. Potosi, MO 63664 573/438-2164 573/438-4759 wrighj2@lpha.mopublic.org 8:00 - 5:00 (M-T) 10:00 - 5:00 (F)			Secondary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs:
Web Site: www.washingtoncountyhealthdepartment.org/
Governing Body: Board		Advisory Board: No				Mill Tax Rate:$ 0.1409
Ordinances: Fee, Sewage, Food, Hepatitis A Requirement in Potosi for Food Handlers, Mosquito Control in Potosi
Primary Focus: To use the essential public health services to monitor and improve the health status of the residents of Washington County.
Board Chair: Doris Coffman Apt B, Stone Street Potosi, MO 63664 573-438-8805			County Commissioner: Robert Reed
Services Offered: Adult Immunizations Blood Pressures Blood Sugar Screening Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) Cholesterol Screening Communicable Disease Control Day Care Inspections Emergency Planning and Preparedness Environmental Health Immunization Lead Testing and Followup MC+ Application and Outreach Mosquito Control Prenatal School Health Consultation STD Screening and Treatment Vital Records WIC
Contracts with DHSS: Child Care Consultant Child Care Sanitation Inspection Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Core Public Health Functions Lead Education Outreach Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Obesity Prevention Onsite Sewage Teen Outreach Program West Nile Mosquito Surveillance WIC
Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health:
Total Revenue (2008): $922,449.00				Local Contribution (2008): $383,407.00
# of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 22				Capacity: 304
# of Hospitals: 1				Population as of 7/01/07: 24,317
# of RHCs: 3				# of FQHCs: 1
Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:2594				Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1:292
MO HealthNet Managed Care (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Capitated Rate

Updated 10/31/2009