About Us

The Columbia County Department of Health (CCDOH) is open Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.  In the event of an after-hours emergency, please contact the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department at (518) 828-3344.

The Health Department is located at 325 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534, in the Columbia County Human Services building.  The Health Department is located on the first floor (lower level beneath the building lobby).

We accept payment by cash, check, money order, and credit card.

Our free and confidential Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Immunization clinics are offered every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  We also offer evening immunization clinics on the third Tuesday of every month between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

No appointment is necessary for our weekly STD clinic.   Immunizations are available by appointment only.  Please contact (518) 828-3358, option 4, to schedule your appointment.

We provide influenza vaccine during our regular Tuesday immunization clinics by appointment.  We also have a schedule of community flu clinics every September and October.  For the current community flu clinic schedule click here.

Yes.  Please contact the Health Department to schedule an appointment.

If you are unable to access your records from your primary care provider and you received your immunizations in New York State, the Health Department may be able to assist you.  Please contact (518) 828-3358, option 4.

While the Columbia County Department of Health does offer some routine travel immunizations, you may require additional vaccines based on your dates of travel and destination, which we do not offer.  The Rensselaer County Department of Health, (518) 270-2647, and the International Travel Health Consultants office in Poughkeepsie, NY, (844) 872-8362, offer comprehensive travel vaccine consultation and immunizations.  If you have questions about the vaccines offered at CCDOH, please call us at (518) 828–3358, option 4.

We can test for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis and HIV.

Your results will be given at a follow-up appointment the week after your testing.

Our Nurse Practitioner is only available on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.  Please contact the Columbia Memorial Health Emergency Department, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood at (518) 434-5678, your local urgent care center, or Greene County Family Planning at (518)719-3580 if you need to see someone right away.

CCDOH does offer a free vaccine program for children and adults without insurance.  Please contact our clinic for more information.

CCDOH accepts most insurances.  Please call our office for further information.

If you are interested in signing up for health insurance, please contact the Healthcare Consortium at (518) 822-8820.

CCDOH does not provide physicals.  You can contact Hudson River Healthcare at (518)751-3060 or Columbia Memorial Health’s Find a Doctor directory to find a primary care provider.

CCDOH does not provide DNA testing.

According to CCDOH’s policy for approvals that are over two years old, the approval remains valid under the following conditions only: a record exists confirming the area where the soil testing was completed; the approved area is located on a legibly scaled survey map; there is existing approval correspondence from our agency; and the approved site or area remains undisturbed.

Please complete our Record Search Application and submit the completed application along with the required fee (check, cash or money order) at our offices during businesses hours or by mail.

CCDOH does not issue birth or death certificates.  Death certificates may be obtained from the local town hall where the deceased lived.  Birth certificates for individuals born in the City of Hudson can be obtained through the City of Hudson Office of Vital Records at (518) 828-1030. Birth certificates for Columbia County residents outside of Hudson may be obtained through the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics website or by calling (877) 854-4481.  You can also access copies of death certificates through this website.

CCDOH does not offer family healthcare.  You can contact Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, Greene County Family Planning, or Columbia Memorial Health’s Find a Doctor.  We do offer condoms free of charge to the public at our front desk reception window.

Information about medical marijuana can be found at the New York State Department of Health Medical Marijuana Program website.

CCDOH offers free rabies clinics for cats, ferrets and dogs (donations are accepted).  Please check our events calendar for upcoming rabies clinics.

If you have found a lost pet with a rabies tag issued by our Health Department, please contact us at (518) 828-3358 and provide the ID number on the tag.  We will be happy to look up the record and contact the pet’s owner on your behalf.

Please do not touch or allow any bystanders or pets to come into contact with a suspected rabid animal.  Contact the Health Department of (518) 828-3358.   If you, a family member or a pet have come into contact with a wild animal, it is necessary for you to seek medical attention and contact the Health Department.

If you have found a dead or live bat in your sleeping quarters or home, do not remove the animal.  Please contact the Health Department at (518) 828-3358.  You can also view this helpful video provided by the New York State Department of Health.

We provide water bottle test kits, including instructions, from St. Peter’s Laboratory in Albany.  The test kits can be picked up at the Health Department during our regular office hours.  The kits must be delivered to St. Peter’s Laboratory within 36 hours of sampling.  There are fees associated with testing which vary depending on the type of test you want.  You can contact St. Peter’s Laboratory at (518) 525-5405 for further information.

Restaurant complaints can be directed to the CCDOH Environmental Health division at (518) 828-3358, option 3.  Complaints about grocery stores are handled by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

All complaints can be directed to the appropriate office at the New York State Department of Health.  Hospital complaints can be made by contacting (800) 804-5447; nursing home patient care complaints can be made by calling (888) 201-4563; and complaints about physicians can be made by contacting the Office of Professional Medical Conduct at (800) 663-6114.

The Columbia County Department of Health’s Certified Home Health Agency closed in 2016.  For skilled nursing visits please contact the Eddy Visiting Nurses, (518) 274-6200, or the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) of Albany, (518) 489-2681.

CCDOH does not offer testing of ticks.  If you find a tick attached to yourself or a family member, and you develop a rash or flu-like symptoms you should contact your primary care provider.  Further information, including information or tick-borne disease prevention and the proper way to remove a tick, can be found at https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/lyme/ or https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/removal/index.html.

We do not offer CPR training.  To find a training location near you, please contact your local rescue squad.

The Hannaford Grocery stores in Valatie and Livingston have syringe drop-off kiosks.  Out of date or unused medications can be dropped off at the following Columbia County locations: Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Columbia County Sheriff’s Substation, Chatham Police Department, and Hudson Police Department.

Columbia County offers a number of resources for individuals and their loved ones who are struggling with Opioid addiction. For a full list of resources in Columbia and Greene Counties, please visit the Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition.