Click the
sign above for the Health Department website.
The
Putnam County Health Department offers
Title
10 coverage for vasectomy services for men
who qualify based upon income and family size.
Limited funds are shared with a consortium of health departments of other North
Florida counties thatrefer patients to
Gainesville for certain services. Dr. Doug
Stein is the vasectomy services provider for the consortium and
performs vasectomies every 8-10 weeks at
Planned Parenthood of North Florida in Gainesville.
Please call
(386)
326-3200to see if you qualify and to obtain counseling and a referral.
(If
the staff is not helpful, or if you leave a message and do not receive a
return call within 24 hours, please call
813-972-1365 for assistance.)
2801 Kennedy Street
Palatka, FL 32177-4100
The Health Department is a bit hard to find.
From downtown, take State Road 20 (Crill Avenue) to Westover
Drive. Go north on Westover to Kennedy Street. Or take Palm Avenue
to Kennedy Street, then east on Kennedy to the Health Department.
If
there are no more Title 10 funds for the current fiscal year (July 1 -
June 30), or if you do not qualify, you may still have your vasectomy
performed by Dr. Stein in Gainesville.
The fee is $490. For
more information, please see the Planned
Parenthood page.
