#ThisisFortDodge: Community Health Center Fort Dodge
By StoryStudio August 20, 2018 7:19 pm
At Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, we have been serving members of our community and surrounding areas as a federally qualified health center since 2006. Our rich history is marked by the following:
- A group of local churches, physicians, agencies, and businesses identified the need for medical and dental assistance
- Free clinics began in 1999
- Federal funds were received in 2005
We have been eager to provide health care services for all ever since!
Website: http://www.chcfd.com/
About Us: There are many characteristics of a Community Health Center, as outlined below.
- Not for profit corporations
- Provides comprehensive primary health care to medically underserved populations, regardless of ability to pay
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is another name for a Community Health Center
- Created by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 1963
- Federally designated and funded CHC comes in many forms. The consolidated Act of 1996 combined:
- Community Health Centers
- Migrant health programs
- Homeless health programs
- School-based health centers
- Look-alikes
Through our FQHC, we offer a number of health services for men, women, and children alike.