Odessa Brown Children's Clinic

Odessa Brown Children's Clinic OBCC Othello located in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood is now open! Our Story
Odessa Brown was born in Arkansas in 1920. We’re growing!

During the Great Depression, Brown moved to Chicago and experienced some health problems, but she had difficulty obtaining the care she needed. At one visit to a Chicago area hospital, she was turned away and denied care. Brown reportedly said to the staff, "I am black and poor, but I will leave in peace so that I can keep my dignity." Years later, at the height of the civil rights era, Brown was

raising her four children in Seattle when she became a community organizer. She fought to bring quality healthcare with dignity to children in the Central District through a federally funded effort to solve inner-city problems by building "model neighborhoods.” Brown died of leukemia in 1969 at age 49. When the new children's clinic opened the next year, a thankful community named the clinic in her honor. From that early beginning in 1970, when just one doctor delivered on Brown’s dream, Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic has grown into a comprehensive facility with medical, dental, mental health and nutrition services that embrace patients and families in our community. Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic is building a second location. To help us meet the growing needs of the community, we are building a second OBCC location – a bigger, new clinic near the Othello Link light rail station in Southeast Seattle’s Rainier Valley.

06/05/2025
🤔 Wondering how you can support the mental wellness of your child or teen?Learn five easy actions you can take for your ...
06/05/2025

🤔 Wondering how you can support the mental wellness of your child or teen?

Learn five easy actions you can take for your kid from Seattle Children's experts, along with summer safety tips and more, in the latest issue of Healthy Tides, our newsletter for parents and caregivers!

Read it now! https://mailchi.mp/seattlechildrens/healthy-tides-may2025

05/29/2025

Ready to take the next step in your purpose-driven career? Meet Marc, a charge nurse who has been working nights for the past 20 years in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Seattle Children's Hospital.

“We care for a patient in their most critically ill time, and allow that family to later be able to say ‘that was a really bad chapter in our child’s life, but look at them now.’”

To apply for a mission-driven career at Seattle Children’s, visit: https://bit.ly/3XuN20V

How can parents and caregivers help youth cope with feelings of anxiety?Anxiety plays a powerful role in children’s live...
05/28/2025

How can parents and caregivers help youth cope with feelings of anxiety?

Anxiety plays a powerful role in children’s lives. In the right doses, it can help them navigate the world around them. Learning how to manage these complex feelings takes practice, and this is where you can help the kids in your life.

Seattle Children's updated FAST-A resources give adults simple, effective strategies to help children and teens manage feelings of anxiety. Learn more today in this ParentMap article:

FAST program gives families quick, essential tools for supporting kids’ mental health

Seattle Children’s regional clinics, including Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, and administrative departments, including...
05/26/2025

Seattle Children’s regional clinics, including Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, and administrative departments, including scheduling, are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Psychiatric Urgent Care and Orthopedic Injury Urgent Care are also closed today. We will resume our regular business hours on Tuesday, May 27.

Our Urgent Care clinics in Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way and Seattle and our Emergency Department are open. Urgent Care also offers video visits for patients with select symptoms in Washington state. In case of a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911 or visit the nearest emergency department. To schedule an Urgent Care appointment, visit bit.ly/SeattleChildrensUrgentCare.

Memorial Day weekend is here! You might be tempted to get in the water but remember that Washington waters, especially r...
05/23/2025

Memorial Day weekend is here! You might be tempted to get in the water but remember that Washington waters, especially rivers, are cold year-round and unpredictable. As mountain snow melts, rivers will remain dangerously cold and run fast, making them unsafe areas to recreate and may cause cold water shock. Wearing a life jacket can help.

Learn more about the who, when and where of life jackets: https://bit.ly/3H8YOJ2

Learn when life jackets are needed for children, teens and adults, and get tips for buying and fitting life jackets.

05/16/2025

¿Le ha preguntado a su hijo o adolescente si está pensando en el suicidio? Hablando de suicidio puede ser difícil, pero es crucial. Hacer preguntas difíciles puede hacer una gran diferencia. Juntos, podemos ayudar a prevenir el suicidio.

Descubre cómo iniciar esta importante conversación con los niños de tu vida: https://bit.ly/3Z7Kiai

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, and Seattle Children’s researchers...
05/16/2025

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, and Seattle Children’s researchers published new findings uncovering su***de risk disparities within Asian American youth and young adults.

The study, led Dr. Anthony L. Bui, MD, at Seattle Children’s Research Institute discovered that grouping all Asian Americans together when examining youth and young adult su***de rates overlooks how specific ethnic subgroups may have statistically higher rates of su***de and suicidal ideation than others.

“Few public health studies currently divide Asian Americans into more specific ethnic categories.” Bui said. “This research is one of the first attempts to understand how these rates differ across Asian ethnicities.” Learn more.

Study led by Dr. Anthony L. Bui uncovers su***de risk disparities among Asian American youth and young adults.

Today may be the first day, but there is still time to join!
05/13/2025

Today may be the first day, but there is still time to join!

OBCC invites middle and high school students who live in Seattle or attend Seattle Public Schools to participate in a brief skills-based anxiety treatment group.

📍: Online Zoom
📅 : The program begins on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 over course of four 50-minute session
🕒: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Sessions are billed to medical Insurance. Out-of-pocket costs will vary. Financial assistance Is available; no families will be turned away.

For more information and to sign up, visit: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Yz5pn55e7UyYpIqyj50MLRL2k7sg9sRKigvAFj8F99lUM0o1R1FHV1NRN05BSFhYMEMyUzNRWTYwWS4u

05/12/2025

“We are so grateful for all you do, happy Nursing Week!”

Let’s wrap up Nursing Week with messages of for Seattle Children’s nurses from patient families and providers. 🥹

Today is the start of Nursing Week!This week we’re excited to celebrate Seattle Children's amazing nursing team. Please ...
05/06/2025

Today is the start of Nursing Week!

This week we’re excited to celebrate Seattle Children's amazing nursing team. Please join our Chief Nursing Officer, Bonnie Fryzlewicz, DNP, in sharing your for the incredible work they’re doing every day.

05/01/2025

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3939 S Othello Street Suite 101
Seattle, WA
98118

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+12069877210

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