Our mission statement exemplifies our attitude both toward each other and toward the communities in which we serve.KRHC serves Elk, Cameron, and McKean counties with medical offices in Emporium and Ridgway and dental offices in Emporium, Kersey, Johnsonburg, and Kane. Bradford Dental is set to open this year, 2022.
Our organization continues to grow in order to provide much needed health and dental services to rural communities throughout Northern and Central Pennsylvania. The current service and success of the Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. would not have been possible without the support of the community, past and present, the dedicated staff and committed board of directors, and the commitment shown by numerous individuals over the years.
In 1976 a group of Cameron County residents concerned about the availability and access to primary care services in Emporium and surrounding areas established the ground work and basis for which theCameron County Health Centerhas grown. The land in which theCameron County Health Centernow stands was made available through the help of Mrs. Ida Grimone and the Emporium Foundation. The building was constructed through generous donations from the community. The health center would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the original officers, which included Francis Higgins, Nesta Morrison, Don Sestina, Patricia McBride, Bob Baldwin, Anne Spotts, Michael Fragale, and Albert Metz.
In the fall of 2002, it was with Homer Grimms vision and initiative to better serve the community with which theCameron County Dental Centerwas built. This Dental Center now adjoins the Cameron County Health Care Center building.
As Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. saw the increased need for additional service sites for both medical and dental access, fournew sites were added to serve the Elk and McKean County areas. Fox Township Dental Center and Ridgway Medical Center opened in early 2016. Our latest addition and our first site in McKean County came February 2018 in Kane, PA. With the closure of two hospital based Dental offices there was a large and immediate need for dental services in this area.
Additionally, in order to maintain and improve our quality of care and our patient services, KRHC conducts ongoing patient evaluation surveys at each of our sites. Patients are asked to voluntarily respond to a questionnaire and are given the opportunity to provide detailed information about their experience at any of our KRHC facilities. Survey results are carefully reviewed by the Executive Directorand the Quality Improvement Committee, and then shared with the Board of Directors and staff.
If you have questions or concerns about significant issues in the delivery of care, policies and procedures, finances and billing, or other areas of KRHCs operations, please call our CEO at (814)486-1115.