As a community-based healthcare provider serving people of all ages and walks of life, we are committed to helping you feel better by providing medical, dental and behavioral care in Mendocino and Lake Counties.
Our Executive Leadership Team works with the board to determine our strategic direction, and then creates the operational plan to reach our strategic goals. Our leaders have the expertise and mindset to make sure our patients receive the best quality care and our employees work in an environment that supports them.
Our Board of Directors helps ensure that our health centers addresses community healthcare needs by providing strategic direction and developing policies that support our mission. Because we are an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare corporation, we have a volunteer board of directors with more than 50 percent of board members who are patients at our health centers.
NACHC 's mission is 'to promote the provision of high quality, comprehensive health care that is accessible, coordinated, culturally and linguistically competent, and community directed for all underserved populations.'
NACHC develops policy and works with Congressional representatives to promote wise healthcare legislation. It also provides training for board members serving at local health centers and keeps health centers like ours up-to-date about legislation that could impact the provision of local healthcare.
California Primary Care Association (CPCA)is the states leading advocacy group for health centers. CPCA monitors state and federal legislation that will provide opportunities and create challenges for the health center system of care. Representing more than 600 not-for-profit community health centers statewide, CPCA is recognized by legislators and other policymakers as a crucial source of information about community health issues.
CPCA lobbies state legislators and coordinates information-gathering about the status of health centers and their patients. CPCA also focuses on educating legislators and other policymakers about the concerns and contributions made by the health center system. At MCHC Health Centers, weve been a CPCA member since 1994, and our founder Lin Hunter served as a CPCA Board member for two three-year terms before her retirement.
Alliance for Rural Community Health (ARCH) is a consortium of all Mendocino County health centers. ARCH facilitates networking, project collaborations and technology services to member organizations. The ARCH Board is comprised of two representatives from each of its five member health centers. It meets monthly to address shared issues such as collaboration with community partners, expanding patient coverage, and healthcare advocacy.
Our clinics and partners work together to expand access to quality healthcare including physical, mental, and dental healthcare and improve health outcomes for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. HANC exists to assist and support member clinics in our mission to improve community health and to promote and preserve community-based health care in our rural area.
HANCs member organizations include twelve Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and one Rural Health Clinic across Northern California. In total, HANC consists ofthirteen member organizationsandthirty-six clinical sites, serving roughly 135,000 patients throughout the region.
At MCHC, we are defined by three things: first, our commitment to providing quality care with compassion; second, our dedication to solving local problems through collaboration with expert partners; and third, our unceasing pursuit of innovation.
Although we have grown and evolved over the years, we remain committed to the idea that healthcare is a right for all people. We throw our doors wide open to everyone in the communities we serve as we provide a full menu of services that support a whole-person approach to healthcare.