In 2019, we celebrate 25 years of serving the Inland Northwest. When Community Health Association of Spokane opened its first 2- exam room clinic created to serve individuals without insurance, we had no idea it would growto meet such an important need in our communities.

During this time, we have gone through tremendous growth, with challenges and successes. Through it all, our focus has remained on the most important thing: our patients. As we move forward, we will continue to meet the needs of our communities by expanding access to quality health and wellness services.

From the beginning, we have held a strong belief that all people have the right to high-quality health care. Our goal is to remove barriers to care and provide high-quality, evidence-based care in a place that is convenient in your neighborhood, where you live, work and play all under one roof. We believe all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their situation.

CHAS Health is a non-profit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides high-quality medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services to families and individuals of all ages, regardless of ability to pay. In 2020, we served 90,461patients throughout Spokane County and the Lewis-Clark Valley. We expect to continue to grow and bring new jobs to our economy while providing a healthcare home to more people in the Inland Northwest. Our goal is to provide a brighter, better, healthier future for all families.

CHAS Health is a non-profit federally qualified health center providing quality medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services to families and individuals of all ages,regardless of background, insurance status, orability to pay.

We are contracted with many private insurances. If you have private insurance, you will be responsible for any co-pays required by your insurance plan and any other amounts not reimbursed by them. We are also contracted with Medicare, Medicaid (including Idaho Medicaid and Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) carriers.

We will set up a time for you to meet with a Patient Resources Coordinator (PRC) who will help determine whether or not you qualify for insurance, or will establish you on our sliding fee program. If you are not able to provide proof of income for the sliding fee application or if you dont have income, you can fill out a Self-Declaration of Household Income form.

The mission of the CHAS Health Foundation is to create health equity by strategically investing in patients, partners, and communities.By choosing to donate to the CHAS Health Foundation, you are investing in access to quality healthcare for any community member in need, regardless of their situation. A donation to the CHAS Health Foundation is a vote for health equity and a step in the direction of health justice for all.

Donations to the Greatest Need (General Support) fund are used for any purpose that CHAS Health deems important or requiring immediate attentionin our community. Donations without designation are used for the greatest need currently identified in our community and in our health equity mission.

Donations to the Patient Support fund contribute to the care or treatment of individual CHAS Health patients in need, covering the expenses that remain after insurance coverage or the support of other programs. Examples may include supporting or covering the cost of:

We saw the need for a charitable foundation becausedespite CHAS Healths diligent efforts for over 25 years to provide quality healthcare for everyone in our community, regardless of their ability to payour patients still suffer from gaps in healthcare coverage today.

A patient we have helped obtain insurance and general healthcare services still might not be able to afford their costs after insurance, specialist fees, or medication expenses. The CHAS Health Foundation was created to ease the remaining needs of our patients so they might achieve wellness without incurring debt or simply having to go without needed healthcare.

If you have questions about the CHAS Health Foundation, making or designating a donation, or anything else related to the Foundations work and mission, please email us or call us at 509-444-8888 and ask for the CHAS Health Foundation.