Medical Services

Rescue

City Union Mission offers free medical care to indigent men, women, and families. Medical Services provides medical assistance including over-the-counter medication assistance, prescription medication assistance referrals, transportation assistance to medical appointments, health education, wound care, and infirmary placement. 

In the past fiscal year (Oct 2010-Sept 2011), Medical Services had:

• 7,938 patient encounters at the Men’s Shelter 
• 565 patient encounters at the Women and Family Shelter
• 2618 patient encounters at Camp CUMCITO (City Union Mission’s Camp In the Ozarks)
• 356 patient encounters at Opportunity Farm
• 853 patient bed nights in the Men’s Shelter Infirmary

Men’s Shelter

Medical Services offers free walk-in medical care, Monday-Friday at the Men’s Shelter, located at 1108 E 10^th Street.  See below for office hours.  Clients need to check in with security and get a nurse’s slip. 

Medical Services Hours—Men’s Shelter

The nurse will see all clients at the times listed above, unless otherwise noted.  Schedule subject to change without notice. 

Women and Family Shelter

Medical care is also available to Family Shelter clients. 
Medical Services Hours—Family Shelter

The nurse will see all clients at the times listed above, unless otherwise noted.  Schedule subject to change without notice. 

Men’s Shelter Infirmary

The Men's Shelter, at 1108 East 10th St., offers a six-bed infirmary for free convalescent care in K.C. for homeless men recovering from injury and illness.

To be eligible for infirmary placement, patients need to be completely independent with activities of daily living, mobility (including climbing stairs), dressing changes, etc.  No direct bedside care is provided.  Patients are required to check in with Medical Services on a daily basis.   

Infirmary residents are allowed to stay inside around the clock.

To request placement in the infirmary, please call 816-474-9380, ext.1465. City Union Mission’s nurse is not on duty on the weekends. In the event you need help at that time, please ask to speak with a Chaplain or Shelter Manager to get authorization for placement. 

Get Involved

Medical Services often has a need for volunteers to help with direct client care, transportation assistance for medical appointments, health care teachers, fitness instructors, etc.  Please see the Volunteer Center for current available positions in Medical Services.