Adolescent Program

The Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Adolescent Program is designed to meet the distinct and diverse needs of teenagers for comprehensive health care.

The teenage years can be some of the most difficult, with the body changing in new ways, pressure building inside and outside of school and lots of new people and experiences entering the mix. It’s more important than ever to stay on top of teens’ needs and concerns, both physical and mental.

The Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Adolescent Program is designed to meet the distinct and diverse needs of teenagers for comprehensive health care. With services ranging from treating acute care needs and chronic illnesses to helping patients maintain good health, Eskenazi Health Center physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and social workers have special expertise in working with teens to provide complete care.

The adolescent program accepts new patients ages 13 to 18 and provides care for established patients through age 21.

Services include:

Complete primary care medical services including wellness counseling and illness prevention, care for acne, sports-related injuries, and illnesses (e.g., colds, asthma, allergies and headaches)
Yearly checkups and physicals for school, sports and employment
Screening and treatment for mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and attention deficit disorders
Immunizations
Dental and vision screenings
Smoking, vaping and substance use screening and cessation services
Support, medical care and community resources for LGBTQ+ youth
Testing, treatment, counseling and prevention for sexually transmitted infections (including PrEP)
Help with menstrual issues and prescription birth control methods (including implants and intrauterine devices)
Pregnancy testing and prenatal care

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This website is NOT for medical emergencies or medical treatment. If you are having a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For medical treatment, please contact your physician’s office by phone or go to the nearest appropriate facility. The Michael & Susan Smith Emergency Department is located on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, 720 Eskenazi Ave. If you need to speak with a nurse urgently to discuss your symptoms but it’s not an emergency, please call Eskenazi Health Connections at 317.880.7666.

If this is a mental health emergency, please call 988 or 317.880.8485. In case of a mental health emergency, you may also go to the Thota Rao, M.D., & Aruna Rau, M.D., Crisis Intervention Unit on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus from 8:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. From 11 p.m. - 8:30 a.m., emergency psychiatric services are provided by crisis specialist clinicians in the Michael & Susan Smith Emergency Department also on the Eskenazi Health downtown campus.

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