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Paloheinä Health Station
- Service location
Paloheinä Health Station serves residents of the districts of Pakila, Paloheinä and Torpparinmäki.
Please contact your local health station if you have a health concern, experience sudden symptoms or need support for the treatment of a long-term illness.
Paloheinä Health Station employs nurses and doctors, among other professionals.
Visiting address
Paloheinäntie 22, 2. krs
00670 Helsinki
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8.00–16.00
Other contact details
Postal address
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Accessibility information
- The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is less than 3.6 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The customer service point is located on floor 2.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The customer service point has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
- The waiting room of the customer service point has no queue number system. The waiting room has chairs.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on floor 2.
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Text edited by: The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Updated: 19/3/2023