Clinical Services

All Alexandria Health Department Clinical Services by Appointment Only
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, Alexandria Health Department has limited our services to appointment only or by telephone. For updates on COVID-19, visit alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus.
Stay updated on our move to be ready for your appointment.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines can protect your loved ones, support our economy, and help us all return to normal. Visit the COVID-19 Vaccines page to learn how and when to get vaccinated for free.
For other vaccinations please visit the Immunization Services section below
Face Coverings
Per CDC guidance, face coverings are still required inside healthcare spaces, regardless of vaccination status.
AHD reminds everyone that face coverings (covering the nose and mouth) are essential when physical distancing is not possible, but they should not be used by children younger than 2 years of age or by anyone who has trouble breathing.
Breastfeeding
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Third Floor 703.746.4996
Breastfeeding information and counseling are available at the Casey Health Center and Main Office locations for Alexandria Health Department clients. Services include free manual breast pumps and loans of electric breast pumps to qualified mothers. Please contact us for more information.
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Case Management / BabyCare
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Third Floor 703.746.4940
If you are trying to make a Pediatrics appointment with Neighborhood Health, please call 703.535.5568.
BabyCare is a Medicaid approved program provided by the Health Department to foster safe and healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. Services are available to eligible pregnant women and/or children up to the age of two. For more information, visit our page.
Call 703.746.4940 to make an Appointment.
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Immunization Services
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Fourth Floor
The Alexandria Health Department offers routine immunizations for infants, teens and adults. Services are available by appointment only and some fees may apply. Call 703.746.4888 to make an Appointment. For COVID-19 Vaccine Only visit our COVID-19 Vaccines page
Prepare for your appointment:
- Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment.
- Please bring:
- All immunization records.
- Insurance cards. If you do not have health insurance, you may be charged some fees based on a sliding fee scale.
- Picture ID
- Proof of income
- Proof of address
To view the current recommended immunization schedules, visit alexandriava.gov/69412
Newcomer Health Services
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Fourth Floor - 703.746.4960
Services for newly arrived refugees into the country include health and tuberculosis screening, and physicals for newly arrived refugees into the country and and with referral(s) to other health, mental health and social services in the City.
Call 703.746.4960 to make an Appointment
Nutrition Services/WIC
Multiple Locations: Main Office ; Arlandria; Casey Health Center - 703.746.4998
Visit the WIC page.
Opioid - Narcan & Fentanyl Test Strips
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Fourth Floor
Free, confidential Narcan and fentanyl test strips are available for pick up at AHD. You will receive Narcan and/or fentanyl test strips and education on how to use them safely and effectively. No eligibility requirements.
Call 703.746.4888 to make an Appointment.
Narcan® (also known as Naloxone) is a safe, effective antidote for opioids. It can stop an overdose and restore normal breathing until emergency response can arrive. It is easy to get and easy to use.
This medication is not just for people with an opioid dependence or addiction. If you or a loved one are prescribed opioid painkillers, or are taking opioids, you should have Narcan on hand. The Virginia Board of Medicine requires that physicians prescribe Narcan if opioid prescriptions exceed 120 MME per day.
Fentanyl test strips detect the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine, in unregulated injectable drugs, powders and pills.
OB/GYN Services
Casey Health Center: 1200 N. Howard Street, Alexandria, 22304
As of November 4, 2019 OB/Prenatal services are provided by Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. .
If you are trying to make a Prenatal appointment please contact Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. at 703.535.5568.
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Pharmacy
Casey Health Center: 1200 N. Howard Street, Alexandria, 22304 - 703.746.4850
The pharmacy provides selected medications for uninsured patients of the Health Department and Neighborhood Health. Please call for more information.
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Monday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Thursday: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Friday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Closed for lunch each day 12:15 - 1p.m.)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Sexual and Reproductive Health include all of what are traditionally known as Family Planning, HIV Testing and Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics. These services are now available by appointment during normal business hours and Monday evenings. Visit the information hub about Sexual & Reproductive Health in Alexandria.
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Fourth Floor
Family Planning
Family Planning services include reproductive life planning with a wide range of birth control methods (including IUDs and the implant), preconception planning, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, immunizations, as well as HIV, Hepatitis B, and STI testing. Services also include gynecologic/women’s health care such as lab work, pelvic exams, cervical cancer screening (Pap tests), and breast cancer screening and men’s reproductive health care.
Pregnancy Testing
You do not have to live in Virginia to come. Bring your picture ID and health insurance information with you. If you do not have health insurance you may be billed based on a sliding fee scale. Teens are free. No one will be turned away.
Emergency contraception, Plan B
You do not have to live in Virginia to come. Bring your picture ID and health insurance information with you. If you do not have health insurance you may be billed based on a sliding fee scale. Teens are free. No one will be turned away.
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Services
Confidential sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment, HIV, Hepatitis B & C testing, Hepatitis B and HPV, Hepatitis A & B immunizations for qualifying individuals and referrals. You do not have to live in Virginia to come. Bring your health insurance information with you. If you do not have health insurance you may be billed based on a sliding fee scale. No one will be turned away. Learn more.
General Health History Forms: English Spanish
Visit Health History Forms: English Spanish
Call 703.746.4888 to make an Appointment.
Teen Wellness Center
3330 King Street - 703.746.4776
The Teen Wellness Center is a medical clinic created to provide accessible health services to any teen living in the City of Alexandria. Located within Alexandria City High School, the clinic is open year round and provides a variety of health and confidential services to teens between the ages of twelve and nineteen. Visit alexandriava.gov/TeenWellnessCenter for more information.
Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic
Main Office : 4850 Mark Center Drive, Fourth Floor - 703.746.4888
The TB Clinic provides evaluation, treatment and preventive treatment services for tuberculosis (TB). Most services are by appointment only. To learn more about TB and how it is spread, to get it, review our TB Disease page.
TB RISK ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING CLINIC:
This services is for adults (19 years of age and older) and is by appointment only. Children must attend Immunization Clinic for this service.
Prior to performing a TB test, patients are carefully assessed for risk factors. Only those patients at high risk for TB undergo a tuberculin skin test (TST) or an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood test. Those individuals without risk factors receive a clearance letter immediately.
There is a charge for this service. Some new and current programs grant eligibility for a free IGRA TB test from AHD to individuals migrating to the United States.
On January 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security released a new process granting free TB testing eligibility for qualified Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelan nationals and Nicaraguan nationals migrating temporarily to the United States. In April 2022, the Uniting for Ukraine program began granting free TB testing eligibility to participating Ukrainians. Call (703) 746-4960 for more information.