Monroe County Alerts
Ends: March 31, 2025
Clinic Services back at Gato 1/21/25. Vital Statistics back at Gato on 1/23/25. WIC/Healthy Start REMAIN at Bernstein Park until further notice.
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) will start reopening the Gato Building for limited services. Services are expected to begin: • Tuesday, January 21, 2025: DOH-Monroe Clinic operations will reopen at the Gato Building and will no longer be located at the Tuga Clinic on the College of the Florida Keys (CFK) campus on Stock Island. The Tuga Clinic continues to provide services for students and staff of CFK and Stock Island residents. • Thursday, January 23, 2025: Vital Statistics will reopen at the Gato Building and will no longer be at the Lester Building. • Healthy Start and WIC services will remain at Bernstein Park on Stock Island until construction at the Gato Building is complete. WIC and Healthy Start will continue to be open for appointments and walk-ins from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following location: Bernstein Park 6751 5th St. Stock Island, FL 33040 Reopening dates may change if unforeseen circumstances arise and will be announced as necessary. For all other inquiries, please contact DOH-Monroe at 305-293-7500, or visit Monroe.FloridaHealth.gov. The Tuga Clinic will be open for appointments and walk-ins from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following location: The Tuga Clinic 5901 College Road Key West, FL 33040 The DOH-Monroe Marathon Health Clinic at the Ruth Ivins Center and the DOH-Monroe Tavernier Health Clinic at the ROTH Building remain open for appointments and walk-ins. For more information or for scheduling appointments, call 305-293-7500. For information and appointments with DOH-Monroe WIC, call 305-676-3933. The Office of Vital Statistics, which handles birth and death records, effective immediately is temporarily moved to the following location: The Lester Building 530 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040 The Office of Vital Statistics is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a lunch closure from 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. For assistance with birth and death records, please call 305-676-3840. The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) will temporarily relocate its WIC and Healthy Start services effective December 3, 2024, until further notice, due to Monroe County’s temporary closure of the Gato Building. WIC and Healthy Start will be open for appointments and walk-ins from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following location: Bernstein Park 6751 5th St. Stock Island, FL 33040
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