Family Health Care was one of the first community health centers in the nation to develop a one-stop shopping concept for health care services. Weve been in the business of taking care of families since 1967. We offer medical, dental, laboratory, x-ray, full-service retail pharmacies, health education, and school-based Child and Adolescent Health Centers in Baldwin, Grant and White Cloud. We are also an FTCA, FQHC, and PCMH deemed facilities accredited by the AAAHC.
Our community health outreach programs include In-Home Respite, Alzheimers Education and Referral, Teen Parent Services, the Grandparents Program, Parents as Teachers, Immunization and Well-Child Care, Behavioral Health, and Med-Read.
For over 50 years, Family Health Care has provided essential health care for the communities we serve. Our mission to provide quality, integrated, and comprehensive health care services that are accessible to all is as relevant now as it was then. We are committed to fulfilling our vision to be the health provider and employer of choice in the communities we serve, striving for 100% access to care while achieving 0% health disparities.
At our health care sites, you will find the primary care services you need under one roof, including medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and pharmacy. Be assured that our patients experience quality results. Family Health Care was recognized during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Michigan Primary Care Associations 2020 Annual Award for Improving Chronic Care, the result of positive outcomes for our patients with diabetes and hypertension.
We place integrity, teamwork, service to others, excellence, and stewardship above all else to ensure our mission and visions success. As we adapt to provide a safe environment for care during these challenging times, we promise to uphold these values.
Primary practice is the gateway to health care for most patients. Accredited organizations deliver high-quality care in an environment that promotes patient safety. AAAHC has a long-standing commitment to primary care. Four of the six charter members of our non-profit were primary care associations:
The patient-centered essence of the Medical Home practice model is an ideal fit with the mission of quality care and patient safety that drives AAAHC. We offer two options for organizations to achieve recognition as a Medical Home: Certification and Accreditation.
Medical Home On-Site Certification evaluates a practice against AAAHC Standards for a Medical Home. As with our accreditation program, our surveyors make an on-site visit to assess, at the point of care and from a patient perspective, how your organization meets these Standards.
Think of AAAHC Medical Home accreditation as the highest achievement for primary care. It centers on a comprehensive review of your entire organization. Our peer-based process is conducted by professionals who are experienced ambulatory health care providers. During the on-site survey, we work with you collaboratively and consultatively to assure that your patients receive high-quality care consistent with AAAHC Standards for the ideal Medical Home model.
AAAHC Medical Home accreditation is a symbol of prestige that you can be truly proud of; a mark of excellence honoring the fact that you adopt best practices and comply with nationally recognized Standards of care. For your patients, it provides comforting reassurance that they will receive high-quality care when they need it.
Family Health Care is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Family Health Care is under the direction and supervision of a Board of Directors composed of community members and patients. By law, Family Health Care is required to have 51 percent of their Board of Director seats filled by its own patients. We are proud to say that we succeed that requirement. Our board members volunteer their time and energy to ensure we properly serve our communities and advance towards reaching our mission and vision as an organization.
This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
What is a Community Health Center? Community Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that serve populations with limited access to health care. Family Health Care is honored to be a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) since 1967 as an FQHC, we are held to the highest standard of regulations under the federal government. It gives FHC pride to know that we are able to meet those standards while still serving residents across Michigan with high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable health care.
Family Health Care is proud to be recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). FQHCs are present in over 8,000 rural and urban communities across America. They have a successful track record second to none in the delivery of affordable quality care to more than 20 million people. They play a significant role in lowering health care costs and producing savings for the nations health care system while providing quality health care that is accessible to all.
The patient-centered medical home is a way of organizing primary care that emphasizes care coordination and communication to transform primary care into what patients want it to be. Medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patients and providers experience of care.