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State Primary Care Offices

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Alabama

Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone:  (334) 206-5396
Fax:  (334) 206-5434
PCO Director: Charles Lail – (334) 206-5438
HPSA Contact: Amanda Martin – (334) 206-5229
NHSC Contact: Charles Graves – (334) 206-5425

Alaska

Health Planning and Systems Development
State of Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 110610
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
Phone:  (907) 465-3091
Fax:  (907) 465-6861
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Mark Millard – (907) 465-8534
HPSA Contact: Alice Rarig – (907) 465-1285

Arizona

Bureau of Health Systems Development
Arizona Department of Health Services
1740 West Adams, Room 410
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone:  (602) 542-1219
Fax:  (602) 542-2011
PCO Director: Patricia Tarango – (602) 542-1436
HPSA Contact: Fabian Valle – (602) 542-1066
NHSC Contacts: Fabian Valle – (602) 542-1066, Tanja James – (602) 542-1208

Arkansas

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street - Slot 22
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (501) 280-4706
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Bill Rodgers – (501) 280-4563
HPSA Contact: Randall Anderson – (501) 280-4912

California

Healthcare Workforce Development Division
Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development
400 R Street, Suite 330
Sacramento, CA 95811
Fax (916) 322-2588
Phone:  See individual contacts
PCO Director: Angela L. Minniefield – (916) 326-3700
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Konder Chung – (916) 326-3706

Colorado

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Primary Care Office 
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone:  (303) 692-2470
Fax:  (303) 782-5576
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Stephen Holloway – (303) 692-2582

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, Mail stop #11 MAT
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone:  (860) 509-8074
Fax:  (860) 509-7720
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Janet Brancifort – (860) 509-8074
HPSA Contact: Marijane Mitchell – (860) 509-7668

Delaware

Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Phone:  (302) 744-4555
Fax:  (302) 739-3313
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Kathy Collison – (301) 744-4555

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Department of Health
Primary Health Services
825 N. Capital Street, NE, Room 4160
Washington, DC 20002
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (202) 535-1039
PCO Director: Vacant
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Katina R. Green – (202) 442-9168

Florida

Division of Health Access and Tobacco
Office of Health Professional Recruitment
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
Phone: 1-800-342-8660 (see individual extensions)
(850) 245-4446
Fax: (850) 922-6296
PCO Director: Glen Davis – extension 2709
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Lisa Marsh – extension 2703

Georgia

State Office of Rural Health
Georgia Department of Community Health
502 South 7th Street
Cordele, GA 31015-1443
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: (229) 401-3077
PCO Director: Tina Orrick — (229) 401-3094
HPSA Contact: Dorothy Bryant — (229) 401-3095
NHSC Contact: Tina Orrick — (229) 401-3094
Other Contacts: Charles Owens — (229) 401-3090, Tony Brown — (229) 401-3086

Hawaii

State of Hawaii, Department of Health
Family Health Services Division
3652 Kilauea Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: (808) 733-8369
PCO Director: Christine Miller-Perez – (808) 733-8364
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Maile Burke – (808) 733-9017

Idaho

State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
450 West State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5993
Fax: (208) 332-7262
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Laura Rowen – (208) 334-5993

Illinois

Center for Rural Health
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone:  (217) 782-1624
Fax:  (217) 782-2547
PCO Director: Marc Gibbs
HPSA Contact: Nolan Nosari
NHSC Contact: Julie Casper

Indiana

Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, Suite 8-B
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3006
Phone: (317) 233-7846
Fax: (317) 233-7761
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Patrick Durkin – (317) 233-7846

Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Care Access
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street, 4th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone:  (515) 242-6383
Fax:  (515) 242-6384
Acting PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Doreen Chamberlin – (515) 281-8517
HPSA Contact: Lloyd Burnside – (515) 242-6879

Kansas

Office of Local & Rural Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 Southwest Jackson, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: (785) 296-1231
PCO Director: Vacant
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Barbara Huske – (785) 296-2742

Kentucky

Department of Public Health
Health Care Access Branch
Division of Prevention and Quality Improvement
275 East Main Street, HS2W-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone:  (502) 564-8966 (see individual extensions)
Fax:  (502) 696-5231
PCO Director: Chris Workman – extension 3773
HPSA Contact: Rebel Baker – extension  3809
NHSC Contact: Gary Williams – extension 3740

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health
628 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (225) 342-5839
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Dorie Tschudy(225) 342-1583
HPSA Contact: Beth Butler – (225) 342-4702

Maine

Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
Maine DHHS, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
286 Water Street, Key Plaza
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone:  (207) 287-5524
Fax:  (207) 287-5431
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Charles Dwyer – (207) 287-5503
HPSA Contact: Marc Coulombe – (207) 287-5504

Maryland

Primary Care Organization
Office of Health Policy & Planning
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, Room 423
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (410) 333-7501
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact:  Elizabeth Vaidya – (410) 767-5695

Massachusetts

Primary Care Office
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (617) 624-6062
PCO Director: Julia Dyck – (617) 624-5224
HPSA Contact: Joan Bohlke – (617) 624-5991
NHSC Contact: Nicole Watson – (617) 624-6051

Michigan

Health Policy, Regulation, and Professions
Michigan Department of Community Health
Health Planning and Access to Care Section
Capitol View Building, 7th Floor
201 Townsend
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone:  (517) 241-2966
Fax:  (517) 241-1200
PCO Director: Lonnie Barnett – (517) 241-2963
HPSA Contact: Ian Horste – (517) 241-9947
NHSC Contact: Bob Esdale – (517) 373-2790

Minnesota

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone:  800-366-5424
Fax:  (651) 201-3830
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Debra Jahnke – (651) 201-3845
HPSA Contact: Lee Schutz – (651) 201-3860

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Health
Mississippi Office of Rural Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone:  (601) 576-7216
Fax:  (601) 576-7530
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Rozelia Harris

Missouri

Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
920 Wildwood Drive
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone:  1-800-891-7415
Fax:  (573) 522-8146
PCO Director and HPSA Contact: Marie Peoples
NHSC Contact: Joyce Alexander

Montana

Montana Primary Care Office
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Sciences
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (406) 444-7465
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: John Schroeck – (406) 444-3934

Nebraska

Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE  68509-5026
Phone:  (402) 471-0148
Fax:  (402) 471-0180
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Thomas Rauner

Nevada

Primary Care Office
Bureau of Health Planning and Statistics
Nevada State Health Division
Department of Health and Human Services
4150 Technology Way, Suite 104
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone:  (775) 684-4218 (Main)
Fax:  (775) 684-4156
Primary Care Office: Christine Roden-Rushing – (775) 684-4041
J-1 and HPSA Contact: Doug Schrauth – (775) 684-4047
NHSC Contact: Judi Corrado – (775) 684-4048
Other Contact: Lynn O’Mara, Program Manager, Health Planning – (775) 684-4169

New Hampshire

Rural Health and Primary Care
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone:  (603) 271-5934
Fax:  (603) 271-4506
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Alisa Butler

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services
50 East State Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 364
Trenton NJ 08625-0364
Phone:  (609) 292-1495
Fax:  (609) 292-9599
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Linda Anderson

New Mexico

Primary Care/Rural Health Office
New Mexico Department of Health
300 San Mateo, NE, Suite 900
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (505) 841-5885
PCO Director: Kim Kinsey – (505) 841-5871, Harvey Licht – (505) 841-5869
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Roxanne Konst – (505) 841-5867

New York

New York State Department of Health
Tower Building, Room 1084
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0053
Phone:  (518) 473-4700
Fax:  (518) 474-0572
PCO Director: Barry Gray
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Caleb Wistar

North Carolina

Office Rural Health and Community Care
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
311 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: (919) 733-2040 See individual extenstions
Fax: (919) 733-8300
PCO Director: Serge Dihoff – extension 222
HPSA Contact: Mark Snuggs – extension 221
NHSC Contact: Wanda Greene – extension 211

North Dakota

Office of Community Assistance
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Boulevard, Department 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (701) 328-1890
PCO Director: Gary Garland – (701) 328-4839
HPSA Contact: Terri Lang – (701) 858-6795
NHSC Contact: Mary Amundson – (701) 777-4018

Ohio

Primary Care and Rural Health Program
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (614) 644-9850
PCO Director: Coleen Schwartz – (614) 728-3700
HPSA Contact: Annette Oren – (614) 466-7475
NHSC Contact: Geri Rousculp – (614) 644-8496

Oklahoma

Office of Primary Care
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street, Room 511
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone:  (405) 271-8428
Fax:  (405) 271-5493
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Mike Brown
Projects Coordinator for FQHC Development: Espa Bowen – (405) 271-8427

Oregon

Primary Care Office
Department of Human Services
Health Systems Planning
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, OR 97232
Phone:  (971) 673-1222
Fax:  (971) 673-1299
PCO Director: Joel Young – (971) 673-1269
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Nancy Abrams – (971) 673-1228

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Health Planning
Division of Health Professions Development
Room 1033 Health & Welfare Building, 625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
Phone:  (717) 772-5298
Fax:  (717) 705-6525
PCO Director: Martin Raniowski
Division Director: Robert Richardson
HPSA Contacts: Barbara Bloom, John Hagni, Stewart Williams
NHSC Contact: Mary Smith

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Department of Health
Planning and Development Secretariat
PR Medical Center
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
Phone:  (787) 274-7875
Fax:  (787) 274-5739
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Sonia Malave 

Rhode Island

Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 408
Providence, RI 02908
Phone:  (401) 222-7626
Fax:  (401) 222-4415
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Carla Lundquist

South Carolina

Office of Primary Care
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
Mills/Jarrett Complex, Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone:  (803) 898-0766
Fax:  (803) 898-0445
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Mark Jordan

South Dakota

Office of Rural Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (605) 773-5683
PCO Director: Sandra Durick – (605) 773-3366
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Josie Petersen – (605) 773-3517

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building
425 5th Avenue, N, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247
Phone:  (615) 741-0388
Fax:  (615) 253-2100
PCO Director, NHSC and HPSA Contact: Patrick Lipford

Texas

Texas Primary Care Office
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street, M328
Austin, TX 78756
Mail code: 1937
Phone:  (512) 458-7518
Fax:  (512) 458-7658
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Connie Berry
HPSA/J-1 Contact: Clay Daniel
HPSA Contact: David Krenek
NHSC Contact: Cindy Ellis

Utah

Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142005
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2005
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  801-273-4146
PCO Director: Don Beckwith – (801) 273-6619
HPSA Contact: Shelly Phillips – (801) 273-6621
NHSC Contact: Erin Olsen – (801) 273-6618

Vermont

Division of Health Improvement
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (802) 651-1634
PCO Director: Denis Barton – (802) 951-4006
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Mercedes Bright – (802) 951-5179   

Virgin Islands

Office of the Governor
Virgin Islands Primary Health Care Office
21-22 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone:  (340) 715-1611
Fax:  (340) 715-3219
PCO Director and HPSA Contact: Lorna Sutton
NHSC Contact: Tanisha Mills

Virginia

Virginia Department of Health
Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy
109 Governors Street, 10th Floor East
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23219-2448
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (804) 864-7440
PCO Director: Kathy Wibberly – (804) 864-7426
HPSA Contact: Kenneth Studer – (804) 864-7428
NHSC Contact: Aileen Harris – (804) 864-7436

Washington

Office of Community & Rural Health
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47834
Olympia, WA 98504-7834
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: (360) 664-9273
PCO Director: Sam Watson-Alvan – (360) 236-4546
HPSA Contact: Laura Olexa – (360) 236-2811
NHSC Contact: Jennell Prentice – (360) 236-2814

West Virginia

Division of Primary Care
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone:  See individual contacts
Fax:  (304) 558-1437
PCO Director: David Haden – (304) 558-7127
HPSA Contact: Martha Endres – (304) 558-4384
NHSC Contact: Melissa Wheeler – (304) 558-4383

Wisconsin

Primary Care Program
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
PO Box 2659, 1 W. Wilson St.
Madison WI 53701-2659
Phone: (608) 266-1568
Fax: (608) 266-2584
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Anne Dopp – (608) 267-7121
HPSA Contact: Stephanie Spilde – (608) 277-7477

Wyoming

Office of Rural Health
Rural and Frontier Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Ste 510
Cheyenne, WY  82002
Phone:  (307) 777-6512
Fax:  (307) 777-8545
PCO Director: Sharla Allen – (307) 777-7293
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Jeff Hopkins – (307) 777-2930

Last updated: October 14, 2008


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