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WCH is a leading health care provider for outpatient SUD treatment clinic, and laboratory services, case management, a
low-income and homeless patients. The transitional housing. Wesley specializes health education, nutritional counseling,
care network extends across Los Angeles in providing comprehensive primary benefit enrollment services, and other l
County operating 17 clinics (including health care, oral health, mental health, services depending on the needs of i
three in the Antelope Valley), three substance abuse treatment and relapse patients. All services are available to
recuperative care facilities, three mobile prevention services, family planning, STD/ patients regardless of ability to afford care. t
health units, a residential Substance HIV treatment and prevention services, JwchInstitute.org/
Use Disorder (SUD) treatment facility, optometry, pharmacy, radiology and y

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Palmdale Medical Offices, 4502 E. Avenue S, Palmdale, CA 93552 f
Antelope Valley Medical Offices, 615 W. Avenue L, Lancaster 93534
1-833-574-2273 (toll-free) KP.org/AntelopeValley l
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one of America’s leading health care diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, and employer in California, Kaiser Permanente
providers and not-for-profit health plans— laboratory are available at the state-of-the- has a social mission to provide high- f
has helped people get and stay healthy art Antelope Valley Medical Offices, known quality, affordable health care that e
in the high desert since 1968. With more to many as the “Butterfly Building.” The improves the health of patients and the
than 170 physicians and 1,200 employees, modern, eco-friendly building is designed communities we serve. Community health
Kaiser Permanente provides high quality to be home to up to 70 clinicians. programs are a central part of fulfilling this
care to more than 150,000 patients at five During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser mission.
convenient locations in Lancaster and Permanente Antelope Valley partnered Additionally, Kaiser Permanente improves
Palmdale.
with the City of Lancaster and the AV Fair the health of communities it serves by
Primary care services—pediatrics, internal and Events Center to host a COVID-19 supporting local nonprofits, schools,
medicine, and family medicine—are vaccine clinic for both members and non- community-based organizations,
available in Lancaster and Palmdale. members. Overall, Kaiser Permanente community clinics and government
Each location houses diagnostic imaging, administered over 100,000 vaccine doses organizations through grants, technical
pharmacy, and laboratory with extended to nearly 75,000 Antelope Valley residents expertise, volunteer hours, in-kind services
hours to accommodate members’ busy at the Fairgrounds, and continues to and board participation. This commitment
schedules. provide vaccinations at its medical offices. to the local community helps the most
More than 25 specialty care services, as As the largest nonprofit health plan in vulnerable people in the service area, and
well as an outpatient procedure suite, the United States, and the largest private helps friends, loved ones and neighbors
thrive.

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