We do this by providing health care services in the medically underserved, three-county region of northeastern Vermont, known as the Northeast Kingdom. NCHC provides quality care to over 17,000 individuals; nearly one-third of the regions residents. Over 65,000 encounters are made each year through a rural network of five community health centers, three dental practices, a Medicare-certified home care and hospice division, and partnerships with three different hospitals and several human services organizations.
NCHC was the first FQHC in Vermont and has a rich history and tradition of innovation in caring for our friends and neighbors. We were the first to integrate oral health; a pilot site for Vermonts Blueprint for Health; and the first in the state to become a certified Patient Centered Medical Home.Additionally, we are committed to ensuring NCHC is at the forefront of Vermonts healthcare innovations as we progress. We provide complete, compassionate care for the whole family, in our home or yours.
Spread across 50 states and all U.S. territories, more than 1,150 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide vital primary care to more than 17 million Americans with limited financial resources. They maintain an open-door policy, providing treatment regardless of an individuals income or insurance coverage. FQHCs serve community residents from all walks of life, including people enrolled in employer-based insurances, Medicare/Medicaid, or public health insurances. We also serve people with limited resources who struggle to access care through traditional channels, including the homeless, residents of public housing, migrant farm workers and others with emergent and chronic health care needs.
The PCMH, or medical home model is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youth and adults that facilitates partnerships between patients, their physicians, and when appropriate, their families. View video about Patient Centered Medical Homes.
Northern Counties Health Cares six Primary Care and three Dental Care sites are FTCA Deemed Facilities which means we receive HHS funding and have Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for our sites and our covered individuals.