The Family Planning Council of Iowa has been working closely with UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge over the past few months to prepare to offer Title X family planning services. Trinity Family Planning will be located at 802 Kenyon Road, Suite 2C, next to the UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN.
The clinic will be open every Thursday 8am to 5pm. Evening hours will be available one Thursday per month from noon to 6:30pm.
Trinity Family Planning will provide gender-inclusive reproductive health services to individuals of all ages–from teens to older adults–offering education and resources on sexual health, birth control, and pregnancy planning.
Dr. Abby Sexton, UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN — Fort Dodge, will serve as Trinity Family Planning’s medical director. In addition to being a provider at UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road – Family Medicine, Bobbi Thacker, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, will provide care at Trinity Family Planning.
The costs of services at Trinity Family Planning are based on a person’s income and ability to pay. All patients are welcome regardless of insurance or ability to pay. The clinic will have team members available to discuss all funding options available to those in need.
All care at Trinity Family Planning follows HIPAA guidelines and has confidential billing as an option. If patients wish to share information with a family member — such as a spouse or parent — they will need to sign a Release of Information form.
FPCI’s Title X program is federally funded through the HHS Office of Population Affairs. Title X helps provide affordable birth control and reproductive health care to people who can’t afford these services on their own. Services provided include contraceptive education and management, breast and cervical cancer screenings, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy diagnosis and counseling. Title X services do not include termination of pregnancy as a method of family planning.
For more information or to schedule an appointment at Trinity Family Planning clinic, call 515-574-6650.
Read more from the Fort Dodge Messenger or find other clinics offering Title X family planning services.