Outer Cape Health Services Wellfleet Health Center to Resume Operations Friday, January 20

WELLFLEET, MA – January 18, 2023 – Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) tonight announced that its Wellfleet Health Center, located at 3160 State Highway (Route 6), will reopen for patient visits on Friday, January 20. This includes patients with appointments at the Quest Lab located within the Wellfleet health center.

The Wellfleet Health Center will remain closed on Thursday, January 19 to repair and clean the building following a car accident at the site today. No serious injuries have been reported.

Some patient appointments are being rescheduled to telehealth visits when possible. Affected Wellfleet health center patients are being contacted regarding appointment rescheduling. The OCHS Wellfleet pharmacy located at 2700 State Highway (Route 6) is not affected.

OCHS is enormously grateful to all first responders and OCHS staff, Wellfleet officials, and private contractors for their quick response in mitigating today’s incident.

The Wellfleet Health Center hours will resume to 8 am – 5 pm on Friday, January 20.

Prior to Friday’s reopening, patients can reach OCHS by calling the patient access center at 508-905-2888 or message via their MyChart patient portal.

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More about Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. (OCHS)

Founded in 1987, Outer Cape Health Services operates not-for-profit community health centers in Harwich Port, Wellfleet, and Provincetown. OCHS offers primary care, behavioral health, telehealth and pharmacy service, optometry and other specialty care, and urgent care in Provincetown. OCHS serves more than 21,000 residents and visitors annually on the lower and outer Cape. In addition, it offers Covid-19 testing and vaccination services at all sites. As a mission-driven organization, OCHS provides access to high quality, community-based healthcare for patients and visitors from Yarmouth to Provincetown, regardless of their ability to pay. OCHS is a licensed Medical Clinic and Addiction Treatment site of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). OCHS is recognized by both HRSA and the Joint Commission for being an outstanding community healthcare organization and is a member of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers.