Ohio’s third largest city, home of the Cincinnati Reds, and known as “the Queen of the West”, Cincinnati boasts a population of over 300,000 residents. This number increases exponentially if you include the “Greater Cincinnati” area in that calculation. Among this population almost fifteen percent are over the age of 65. With the increasing number of aging residents and over thirteen percent of the population uninsured, Cincinnati’s health care system and Ohio health insurance programs are in the process of some changes to help accommodate the growing demands.
Health Problems in Cincinnati
Throughout all of Ohio diabetes is a problem. Diabetes happens to be the fourth leading cause of death throughout the state. Ohio also deals with a larger than average rate of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and cancer. To help alleviate this problem Cincinnati has the Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training Center; one of only ten national sites providing training to health professionals in STD and HIV prevention and transmission. The continuing growth of the city has also contributed to higher levels of obesity, respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular disease among the population.
Cincinnati Health Services
In addition to the STD/HIV Prevention Center, Cincinnati also has some of the best mental health resources across the country. Catholic Social Services, Creative Therapy, Center for Children and Families, and Focus, Inc. are all mental health organizations in the area with services for children and families ranging from adoption counseling to anger management and anxiety disorders to family conflict resolution services. Cincinnati also has one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Shriner’s Hospital for Children is another specialty medical center located in Cincinnati, as is the Holistic Health Center of Cincinnati. Over all, there are ten medical centers within the Cincinnati city limits, all of which are working with the different Ohio health insurance programs to alleviate the current health problems affecting the city.
City Medical Centers
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 636-4200
1-800-344-2462
Good Samaritan Hospital
375 Dixmyth Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 872-1400
Shriner’s Hospital for Children
3229 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095
1-800-875-8580
University Hospital
234 Goodman St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 584-1000
The Christ Hospital
2139 Auburn Ave,
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 585-2000
