Since CommWell Health opened its doors in 1977, we have remained committed to providing high-quality health care in a patient-centered health home setting. CommWell Health has multiple locations throughout southeastern North Carolina. We are a not-for-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center.

CommWell Health delivers culturally sensitive, linguistically appropriate, full life cycle primary, preventative, behavioral, and oral health care and enabling and care coordination/health coach services, regardless of ones ability to pay. Our goal and commitment is to help our communities get and stay healthy. We believe high-quality health care starts with compassion and dignity and is available when and where you need it.

Our board-certified medical staff and licensed dentists, work in leading-edge facilities throughoutsoutheastern North Carolina, to give you the finest care possible. Most medical and dental insurances are accepted and a sliding scale fee is in place for thosewithout insurance.

CommWell Health (formerly Tri-County Community Health Center) began as a part-time migranthealth program. In 1976, through the federally funded Migrant Health Program, the HealthDepartments of Sampson and Johnston counties partnered to form a health center for thisspecial-needs population. The Sampson Johnston Migrant Health Clinic was established in aformer country store, located three miles west of the town of Newton Grove, on U.S. Highway13.

The following year, in 1977, Tri-County Community Health Council, Inc. was incorporated, andsince that time has grown from its initial site near Newton Grove and Spiveys Corner to aHealth Center system with locations across southeastern North Carolina. In November 2009the Board of Directors voted to change the organizations name to CommWell Health to reflectthe organizations growth and expanded services throughout southeastern North Carolina. Thename CommWell Health reflects your community, your wellness, your health.

Since CommWell Health opened its doors, the organization has been an integral part of thehealth care of communities in southeastern North Carolina. CommWell Healthrepresents wellness and health as its primary focus and considers the communities it serves asits waiting room.

As a community-governed and owned organization, CommWell Healths success as an award-winning nonprofit organization has developed on its ability to change to meet theneeds of those it serves, while remaining committed to providing evidencebased, quality, affordable health care in an environment of service excellence. At CommWell Health, all people matter!

CommWell Health has grown from a single health center to multiple locations serving over 22,000 annually throughout a six-county region of southeastern North Carolina.Since its opening, CommWell Health has provided comprehensive services and innovative programs to meet the needs of at-risk populations, linking them, as needed, to a well-developed and highly responsive referral care network. The Health Centers profound commitment to the communities it serves is clearly reflected in its rich history and solid mission toincrease access to comprehensive primary and preventive health careand toimprove the health status of our community, especially for the underservedandvulnerable.

More than just words, our vision embodies our role as a Health Center for the community and, in turn, the communitys expectation of us. We are committed to exceptional care, not average care, and communities filled with healthy, happy lives. It is our investment in the communitys wellbeing and health because CommWell Health has been and always will be the communitys healthcenter.

Beyond CommWell Health, our vision is our commitment to provide premier service through education, prevention and exceptional care in a health home setting. It is our investment in these services and outreach and health coaching that keeps communities healthy and engaged. We create premier teams of caregivers that can make a difference every day by implementing best practices in health care.

Culture CommWell Health defines and lives the organizations core values every day and provides societal benefit to the communities served. Quality CommWell Health services meet and exceed national benchmarks and standards of care with positive patient experiences. Finance CommWell Health is a thriving, financially sustainable organization. Governance CommWell Health implements highly reliable operations that are regularly reviewed by local, state, national and private regulatory and accrediting bodies.

The CommWell Health mission reflects our focus on providing compassionate, quality health care while being a role model that uses innovative approaches to address patient centered health home care. Our mission of quality health services means we hold ourselves accountable to perform in the 10% in the nation in all indicators of healthcare, patient safety, patient experience, and team member engagement. At CommWell Health we believe that improving patient outcomes, service in the community and workforce engagement leads to a healthier community and a stronger organization.

In everything we do, CommWell Health is a values-driven organization. Our values are integrated into the decisions, actions and behaviors of the CommWell Health team. They are embedded into our company cultureboth inside our walls and out in the community. CommWell Health values create a values-driven culture. They are integrated into our hiring practices, training, performance reviews, contract negotiations, supplier/vendor selection and daily decision-making.