Treating you and your family with a personal touch.

4242 Lorain Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Map & Directions 216-957-4848

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Individual attention and expert care - close to home.

Health care is only one aspect of your busy life. That's why the Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center staff offers you and your family more than just medical services - we cater to your personal needs as well. Many of our staff speaks English and Spanish so you can comfortably discuss your health in a familiar language. We listen to your individual needs to better guide you through important treatment decisions. But what's more important is the way we treat you - as a person, not a patient.

Operating in conjunction with the Cleveland Department of Health, the Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center is supported by MetroHealth's full scope of services to provide you and your family with the best health care available. The Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center is affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center, a tertiary care, academic facility which provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and subspecialty referral care. Should the need for these services arise, your health care provider can arrange for them at MetroHealth Medical Center.  

Ensuring You Receive Medical Care

As Cuyahoga County's community-based health care system, MetroHealth treats all patients regardless of ability to pay. If you are uninsured, our financial counselors can work with you to explore eligibility for assistance. Additionally, our physicians are providers for many insurance plans. Please call our office to speak with a financial counselor at 216.651.3291 or 216.651.3295.  Click here  for more information on financial counseling.

Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center Treatment

As part of our comprehensive medical services, we specialize in the following areas:

• Family Medicine - care for the entire family
• Obstetrics/Gynecology - comprehensive care for adolescent girls and women of all ages
• Pediatrics - complete care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents

We believe educating our patients is the best preventive health measure. It is also important to catch medical problems early. As part of the Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center, you benefit from the following services:

• Community Advocacy Program (CAP) - a partnership between MetroHealth and Legal Aid, focusing on removing the legal barriers to health in order to improve health outcomes
• Family planning
• The  LGBT Pride clinic at McCafferty Health Center opened in the spring of 2007 and provides primary care that respects the unique health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Click here for more information.
• Nutrition counseling
• Social work
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program - provides nutritional services to eligible women and their children

On site specialty services include:

• Asthma clinic
• Cardiology
• Colposcopy

A Center of the Community

Each day, the Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center fulfills its mission to maintain and improve the health of all Cuyahoga County residents. Named after a well-known community physician, leader and congressman, Dr. Thomas F. McCafferty, the Center opened its doors to the community in 1971.

Since then, our health care providers have listened closely to your medical and personal needs to better know you, your family and your community.

"My doctor is very good with my kids and always shows concern for them. The staff also is very considerate and I feel I can talk to them about anything."

-Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center Patient

If you experience a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room. If you require medical assistance or information after hours, please call the MetroHealth Line at (216) 778-7878.

Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center Medical Staff
Wendy Cicek, MD, Family Practice
Eric Friess, MD, Family Practice
Christopher Gillespie, MD, Family Practice
James Misak, MD, Family Practice, Director of CCH Family Practice
Carrie Stredney, NP, Family Practice 
Rumila Tolentino, MD, Family Practice
Douglas VanAuken, MD, Family Practice
Veronica Crowe-Carpenter, NP, Pediatrics
Laura Ekstein, MD, Pediatrics, Director CCH Pediatrics 
Harry Kiefer, MD, Pediatrics

Specialists
Sara Gradisar, MD , OB/GYN
Gregory Kitagawa, MD, OB/GYN
Sherrie Williams, MD, Pulmonary

Allied Health Services
Ann Marie Slife, MS, RD, Nutrition Services
Julia Yacobucci, LISW, Social Services
Mildred Vazquez, LSW, Social Services

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