Providing Access to Health
Care in the Nation's Most Needy Communities
Health Centers work in communities, providing
access to high quality, family oriented,
comprehensive primary and preventive health
care, regardless of patients' ability
to pay.
In 2007, Health Centers cared for
- More than 16 million patients, including
- 2.8 million who received dental services
- 617,000 who received mental health care
Health Centers also:
- Employ more than 100,000 people in underserved communities
- Leverage more than $9 billion in other health resources
Learn more: Health Centers: America's Primary Care Safety Net Reflections on Success, 2002-2007