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Well child care is integral to our practice at Pleasant Hill Academy, and this year we were excited to implement point-of-care lipid testing. This has been a great tool for educating students on how important diet and exercise is to their overall health. Students are intrigued by the test itself, and are very interested in […]

At Mercy Sayler Park School-based Health Center we sometimes end up being the primary care home for many of our community patients and their families. I recently saw Evan, one of our students, for a well check. His mom brought him to us because she was concerned that Evan’s BMI was a bit high for […]

Olivia is an 8 year old girl from Roll Hill School. She slipped and fell in the bath tub breaking off 2 front teeth. One tooth had the nerve of the tooth hanging out. OUCH!! We were able to complete the root canal to save the front tooth and build them back up with fillings. […]

Oyler, which is located in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, has a comprehensive School-Based Health Center which includes medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health care. For almost a year, Harley, a young student at Oyler was visiting the SBHC with complaints of pain while urinating. After a thorough investigation one morning during Harley’s […]

It was a normal day in the vision clinic, if there ever is such a day, as LeeAnne* walked into the clinic with burry vision. As Dr. McManis looked at her eyes, it was clear something was wrong with her retina. Dr. McManis quickly called a retina specialist who was able to describe a course […]

The Fairfield Vision Center sees not only students, but community members as well. A husband and wife, Mary* and John*, who both have diabetes were seen one day by Dr. McManis and they were in great need of vision services. They were both diabetic and at risk for completely losing their eyesight. Mary could only […]

A year ago, at the Fairfield Vision Center, in walked an 11 year-old girl named Leanna*. Leanna had never worn glasses and her mid-semester grades were straight F’s. She was greeted warmly by the front desk and quickly called back to the optometrist’s office. As Dr. McManis examined her eyesight, it became clear Leanna couldn’t […]

While sometimes the School-Based Health Centers have high stakes cases, there are many children and adults that come into the SBHCs on a daily basis who just need help getting their basic needs met. At the Levine Family Health Center, the nurse practitioner sees several ear impaction cases each month. While this sounds life threatening, […]

After gym class one day, T.J.* reported to his teacher that his testicles were hurting. The teacher sent him to the clinic where he demonstrated a great deal of pain. Upon examination, it appeared T.J. had a left testicular torsion, which needed to be confirmed via ultrasound. The Nurse Practitioner called an ambulance and followed […]