Reflections on Success: Health Center Voices
Providers that serve uninsured, Medicaid, and
other underserved and vulnerable patients
constitute the primary care safety net. These
providers typically are public hospitals, health
centers, local health departments, various public
and private outpatient and emergency departments,
and free or charity clinics.27
Health centers - whether they are supported at the
Federal, State, and/or local levels - have been a
critical component of our Nation's safety net
for more than 40 years. While there is no model health
center, all health centers share common attributes:
the mission to provide primary and preventive health
services to underserved populations; the ability to
adapt and survive the challenges of a dynamic health
care environment through strong leadership and infrastructure;
and the delivery of high quality, cost-effective clinical
services that have a measurable impact on health outcomes.
Today, health centers continue to deliver high quality,
primary care to those most in need and continue to
be an integral part of the service delivery system
and primary care safety net.
From Connecticut to South Dakota to Micronesia,
health centers have made incredible strides in
increasing access to care, promoting quality,
eliminating health disparities, and improving
patient outcomes in many of the Nation's neediest
communities. Behind the impressive body of
academic research highlighting health center
success in these areas are thousands of individual
stories of growth, achievement, and excellence.
HRSA is pleased to highlight a small sample of
these inspiring voices from the field as health
centers continue to not only expand but strengthen
the Nation's primary care safety net.
Connecticut: East Hartford Community HealthCare, Inc
Federated
States of Micronesia: Wa'ab Community Health Center
Georgia: East Georgia Healthcare
Hawaii:
Waikiki Health Center
Indiana: NorthShore Health Centers
Iowa: Primary Health Care, Inc.
Kansas: Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Mississippi: Picayune Family Health Center (Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc.)
New York: Morris Heights Health Center
Ohio: Allen County Health Partners
Oklahoma:Family Health Center of Southern Oklahoma
South Dakota: Falls Community Health
Texas Health Centers
Virginia: Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness (dba Bassett Family Practice)
West Virginia: Primary Care Systems, Inc. and Tri-County Health Clinic, Inc.
Wisconsin: Bayfield County Community Health Center (dba The Lakes Community Health Center)
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