Primary Care

Please note: If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1.

Swope Health’s Primary Care Services

Swope Health offers a wide range of primary care services in our adult medicine clinics for anyone 18 years or older. (For more information on kids’ healthcare (under age 18), visit our Children’s Services page.

Here are just some of the services available at Swope Health:

Treatment of minor ear, nose and throat issues
Treatment of respiratory issues, such as lingering coughs
Physical examinations and sports physicals
Eye exams (see below)

Hep C testing and treatment
Laboratory and Radiology Services (see below)
Preventive health education, including tips on managing chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure
Immunizations, including the flu vaccine
Health screenings, including tests for HIV/AIDS, STDs and tuberculosis (TB)
Well-women check-ups (clinical breast exams, mammograms and Pap smears)
Well-men check-ups (prostate exams)

Health Care Home

This accredited program provides assistance to children, adolescents and adults who have severe mental illness and chronic medical conditions. We provide connections to support services to help improve health and wellness.

Mobile Medical Unit: Outreach to the Homeless

Our mobile medical unit provides homeless healthcare. We visit homeless shelters in the Kansas City metro every week and participate in community events, such as Project Homeless Connect.

Homeless healthcare services include blood tests, urgent care for non-emergencies and immunizations. The Swope Health Mobile Medical Unit features two exam/treatment rooms staffed with a full-time nurse practitioner, a registered nurse and a certified medical assistant.

If you would like to host our mobile medical unit on-site at your health event, please fill out our registration form here and contact Terri Cooley Bennet at tcooley-bennett@swopehealth.org.

Optometry

Conveniently located at Swope Health Central

Receive a comprehensive eye exam from our experienced optometrists who also can diagnosis and treat a variety of eye diseases, conditions and problems, including:

Astigmatism
Farsightedness
Nearsightedness
Pink eye
Diabetic eye disease

Glaucoma
Macular degeneration
Cataract
Lazy eye

Laboratory Services

Swope Health has in-house laboratory services at most locations. We offer the following most common lab tests and more:

Hemoglobin
White Blood Count/Differential
Urinalysis
Glucose (Hemoglobin A1c)
Influenza Testing
Pregnancy Testing

Radiology

We offer a wide range of imaging services:

Mammograms
X-rays
Ultrasonic procedures

Pharmacy

Our full-service pharmacy at Swope Health Central offers a wide variety of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed on weekends). For more information or to request refills of medications prescribed by SHS providers, please call 816-922-3100.