Passport Health

Per a co-worker’s recommendation, I went to this location of Passport Health for my hepatitis A shots (also ended up getting my tetanus shot here) and was very pleased with the services provided.
Passport Health focuses on vaccinations, especially for travel. Your initial visit starts with a consultation ($ 65). After discussing your travel itinerary briefly, the person seeing you that day will administer one or more shots, depending on your needs. Besides giving you the shot you know you need, he or she may recommend additional vaccines based on the current situation in the destination (s) you’ll be visiting, your overall health, and your immunization records. I found out I was long overdue for a tetanus shot, so I got that out of the way, too.
Some of the things that impressed me on my first visit:
–You get a booklet specific to the country/​region you’re visiting. The nurse or doctor will go through the contents and highlight information that you might find helpful.
–The consultation is very thorough. You get many good tips that you probably wouldn’t receive from a super busy doctor, who just wants to get you in and out asap.
–The nurse or doctor will suggest cheaper alternatives for common ailments, such as something called Ultrathon to ward off mosquitoes.
–The after-​care instructions are also very clear. (Ex. Move that arm to avoid the dreaded post-​shot soreness.)
–Everything feels a bit more personalized.
The shots vary in price and aren’t cheap. You may be covered for certain shots, like tetanus. For sure, check with your health insurance provider beforehand. The convenience and more patient, personalized service totally make the prices worthwhile, though, if you ask me.
I would definitely recommend Passport Health, if you’ll be traveling soon and/​or need to get vaccinated for any host of reasons. They get you in and out quickly, but not quickly in that «you’re-a-number-way» that many medical offices unfortunately seem to project.
The only unpleasant aspect of my entire dealing with Passport Health was that the headquarters office double-​booked and tried to get me to reschedule my appointment. The woman went as far as to say, «You don’t want to take the preemptive measure to reschedule [instead of having to wait for possibly 30 minutes]?» I was a bit annoyed by that, but I stood my ground and just said that I wanted to keep my appointment and that I had already requested off for that date and time, so I didn’t mind waiting a little. And everything worked out fine because I got to the place 10 minutes ahead. I was done within 30 minutes, and only because I didn’t have too many questions. The nurse probably would have stayed with me longer if I had more things to ask.

Really great, professional, quick service! I went in to get immunizations for a trip to Nigeria. My work regularly uses this company because we travel internationally all the time. The doctor was so helpful– she reviewed my immunization record and explained one by one which ones I needed and which ones were going to run out next year. She answered all my obscure questions and even prepared a handbook for my trip with info on malaria, dengue, preventing traveler’s diarrhea, etc. There was no wait time and the visit was speedy and efficient. Work paid for it so no comment on the cost, but I wish everything would run so smoothly in my life!

The Passport Health office in Washington, D.C. certainly exceeded my expectations! Robert was amazing & provided so much information regarding my upcoming trip to South Africa. He gave me valuable advice, didn’t pressure me to make decisions, and even put together a packet for my trip. I was truly impressed!

Be forewarned that they do not take insurance and do not discuss cost of consult when you make your appointment. If you walk in blind, you will pay the $ 60 consultation fee at the least. You can find all the information they will share with you on
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I found Passport Health on the Internet and went there to get vaccinated before an out-​of-​the-​country trip. I got an appointment for less than a week after I called and they told me over the phone approx. how much it would cost. During the appointment, Nurse Hoffman spent a significant amount of time going over the health risks of the area I’m visiting and, in detail, what to do to mitigate them. It was extremely helpful — I knew I needed a couple of vaccines and to avoid non-​bottled/​boiled water, but I hadn’t thought about bug spray, high altitudes, etc. He also did the vaccinations and wrote a prescription for antibiotics, which hopefully won’t be necessary.
I usually have to wait forever in the waiting room for a doctor’s appt, and then feel rushed, but here I waited maybe five minutes and there was no sense of «let’s get through this so I can see my next patient.» The consult itself was $ 50, the vaccines were about $ 80 each. I wish more of my health care could be supplied by RNs.
They don’t take insurance.