PrimaryOne Health has gone through significant changes since the first community health center was established in Columbus/Franklin County more than 40 years ago (Neighborhood House/Billie Brown Jones, 1973). We grew from one center to seven by the 1990s. The seven centers were: Billie Brown Jones Health Center (Atcheson/Mt. Vernon Avenue); ECCO Family Health (E. Main Street); Franklinton Health Center (W. Broad Street); Hilltop Health Center (Sullivant Avenue); John R. Maloney Health Center (Parsons Avenue); St. Marks (N. High Street); and St. Stephens (E. 17th Avenue). Each of the centers was independently operated by a board of neighborhood residents. Only one of the centers was designated a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), ECCO Family Health Center which was located on the near eastside.
In 1997, the city of Columbus, which funded all seven neighborhood health centers, established a new organization, Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC) under the leadership of Councilwoman Les Wright and Health Commissioner William Bill Myers. This was done to create a primary health care system and to ensure federal funding provided through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) continued to flow to Columbus through the FQHC. CNHC was established in May, 1997 as a Section 330(e) funded non-profit community health center organization (better known as FQHCs), and a Section 330(h) funded Health Care for the Homeless Program. This new non-profit organization brought all seven independent health centers together under one umbrella with three board members from each to form a new 21-member board.
CNHC provided an opportunity to grow our FQHC system from one site to seven. Over the course of the last twenty-three years, CNHC has continued to work to build a cohesive, consistent and quality system of health center sites throughout Columbus and Franklin County to serve the health care needs of vulnerable, un/under and insured residents within the community. Today, the organization has eleven (11) locations located throughout the medically underserved areas of Columbus, Franklin and Pickaway counties.
In 2012, CNHC was awarded Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home recognition, the highest designation conferred by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). In May 2015, the board and staff worked with a marketing firm to develop a new name, logo and tagline that reflects who we are, what we do and our aspirational goal of being one voice and system in order to be Your first choice for quality care. Our new name honors our past and celebrates our future. We are one system with ten sites, speaking with one voice, under one moniker, PrimaryOne Health.
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Rating 2.3 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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6 years ago
Always loved the staff at primary one. Been going to see them since 2012
B2badd4yaw Amon
6 years ago
Always loved the staff at primary one. Been going to see them since 2012
Alicia Rosie
8 years ago
I arrived before they even opened. At 7:30a I was allowed in. I didn't know sign in was required...there were no signs and staff were not available. A gentleman came in after me and signed in first, so I quickly signed in. Their hours state they have walk in availability today. But refused to see me because the guy who signed in first was the only one they could fit for emergencies. They sent me to the opposite side of town to wait till 10am to finally be seen. I had never been to this branch before but I'm glad I could see the people at Parsons. They saw me and helped me out even though I was past the sign in. I think this branch SERIOUSLY needs to take notes on how to help people from the Parsons clinic. I understand they only had one doctor but I was there before 7:15a and was turned away because someone put their name in a piece of paper before me AND they only could take ONE emergency...usually a damn emergency means it can't wait! I was very upset and possibly irrate due to pain and simply being pissed off so the girl called different clinics to get me seen. Happy she helped but when I would asked her questions I would only get scripted responses. Which irritated me more. This is a terrible place and I am thankful that I didn't have to be exposed to more of their awful bedside manner. The security guard was very polite here and extremely helpful!
Alicia Rosie
8 years ago
I arrived before they even opened. At 7:30a I was allowed in. I didn't know sign in was required...there were no signs and staff were not available. A gentleman came in after me and signed in first, so I quickly signed in. Their hours state they have walk in availability today. But refused to see me because the guy who signed in first was the only one they could fit for emergencies. They sent me to the opposite side of town to wait till 10am to finally be seen. I had never been to this branch before but I'm glad I could see the people at Parsons. They saw me and helped me out even though I was past the sign in. I think this branch SERIOUSLY needs to take notes on how to help people from the Parsons clinic. I understand they only had one doctor but I was there before 7:15a and was turned away because someone put their name in a piece of paper before me AND they only could take ONE emergency...usually a damn emergency means it can't wait! I was very upset and possibly irrate due to pain and simply being pissed off so the girl called different clinics to get me seen. Happy she helped but when I would asked her questions I would only get scripted responses. Which irritated me more. This is a terrible place and I am thankful that I didn't have to be exposed to more of their awful bedside manner. The security guard was very polite here and extremely helpful!
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