Washington's Community Health Centers
Washington State is home to 28 Federally Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHC), which are non-profit public entities that serve medically underserved populations. These community health centers are all members of the Association.
Characteristics of a Community Health Center
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Community based non-profit or public primary health care center
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Located in or serving a designated Medically Underserved Area or within a Medically Underserved Population
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Majority Consumer Board governance structure
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Provide comprehensive scope of health services to individuals in all stages of life
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Provide services to individuals regardless of ability to pay
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Offer fee discount program based on family income and size
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Comply with federal operations and clinical standards
The Association's Community Health Centers
Columbia Basin Health Association
It is CBHA’s mission to provide equal access to quality health care to all persons regardless of age, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or the ability to pay. We live out our mission statement everyday as we deliver our full range of services to people throughout central Washington. We came together, joined in a common purpose to provide health care to the most vulnerable and have created a primary care delivery system that is recognized as a leader in defining the health care home model.
Columbia Valley Community Health
At Columbia Valley Community Health, we improve the health of our communities by providing leading-edge, whole person care for everyone. We are a dynamic and progressive community health center providing nationally-recognized, patient-centered, team-based care. Our clinics offer a unique environment in which our employees view their jobs not simply as careers but as a calling. We are dedicated to our employees’ well-being and take pride in providing a place to work that encourages growth, teamwork, communication, recognition of achievement and positive co-worker/ supervisor relationships. But don't take our word for it.
Community Health Association of Spokane
Working in healthcare is truly one of the most rewarding occupations. And at CHAS, we offer a unique opportunity to work with a cross-functional group of individuals; from doctors to administrative staff, we offer a variety of jobs for every skill level. Most importantly, all careers at CHAS allow you to make an impact on patients’ lives and experience new challenges and opportunities on a daily basis. CHAS continues to expand operations and we are regularly looking for talented and dedicated individuals!
Community Health Care
Community Health Care is a leading non-profit organization that offers quality health care to low income and uninsured families in the greater Tacoma area. We provide comprehensive family practice care for the entire family. With six Medical Clinics and two Dental Clinics throughout Pierce County, we seek to continuously improve our commitment and service to our patients and community. Join us in our mission to "provide the highest quality health care with compassionate and accessible service for all."
Community Health Center of Snohomish County
Community Health Center of Snohomish County provides affordable medical and dental care. We welcome patients who are on Washington Apple Health, Medicaid, Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Tricare, select private insurances and those who are uninsured. For those without insurance, CHC will help patients sign up for Washington Apple Health; if ineligible we offer a discount fee program. Our mission is to provide our diverse community with access to high quality, affordable primary health care.
Community Health of Central Washington
Community Health of Central Washington is growing to meet the needs of our communities. Today, CHCW is the medical home for more than 30,000 people in central Washington. We provide comprehensive care for all ages, regardless of the ability to pay. Our patients receive preventive services, care for acute and chronic illness, and care in our clinics, hospitals and other sites. We provide prenatal and obstetric services in Yakima and Kittitas Counties.
Cowlitz Family Health Center
At Cowlitz Family Health Center, the opportunity to change the world is around every corner. We consistently hire employees that are tech savvy, innovative and believe in our core values. Do you want to promote, encourage and provide whole person services that improve quality of life for our community? Then join our team! Help us provide sound education, preventative health care and the power of choice!
Family Health Centers
Family Health Centers has locations in Bridgeport, Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Oroville, Tonasket and Twisp. Each community health center is as unique as the town in which it is located, but all share the same mission: To provide high quality primary health care in the communities we serve regardless of the ability to pay. We are the only Joint Commission accredited health care provider in Okanogan County.
HealthPoint
HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is. Because everyone deserves great care. Here you’ll find the best of both worlds: an organization dedicated to being at the forefront of best practices and quality care, paired with a culture that is passionate about improving the health of our community, one person at a time.
International Community Health Services
Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers
Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers (LRCHC), is a tribal owned entity that serves the tribal communities of Inchelium and Keller in Ferry County as well as the surrounding areas off the reservation. Comprehensive programs and services are provided at these facilities and include the following: medical, dental, lab, radiology, podiatry, optometry, pharmacy, and physical therapy. The Tribes provide collaborative and complementary health services in the communities such as mental health, substance abuse, social services, community health, WIC, nutrition, maternal support services and community outreach which are co-located with the health services.
Mattawa Community Medical Clinic
Mattawa Community Medical Clinic serves the citizens in and around Mattawa, Desert Aire, Schawana, Beverly, and the Wahluke Slope communities. Our mission is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare for all. We are committed to staffing our program with culturally and technically competent people. Our goal is to identify, monitor, and serve the health needs of the community in order to improve health status.
Moses Lake Community Health Center
Moses Lake Community Health Center is dedicated to serving migrant and seasonal farm workers, the uninsured, under-insured and others who have difficulty accessing care. The Health Center has served the community in Moses Lake since 1978 and opened operations in Quincy in 2002.
The NATIVE Project
Our Mission is to provide quality services that promote wellness and balance of mind, body and spirit for individuals, staff, families and communities. We offer "Sacred Hospitality" to all people seeking services at The NATIVE Project. The NATIVE Project’s Service Delivery Philosophy is a patient centered care model that embraces action, education, culture and spirituality on the road to healing and wellness.
NeighborCare Health
We are the largest provider of primary medical, dental and behavioral health care services in the Seattle area focusing on low-income and uninsured families and individuals, seniors on fixed incomes, immigrants, and the homeless. Each year we care for about 65,000 patients at our 28 non-profit medical, dental and school-based clinics. We ask everyone to pay what they can, but no one is turned away due to inability to pay. With the help of our partners and donors, we work to make our city a healthier and safer place for everyone.
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NEW Health
NEW Health is a not for profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that has proudly served the Eastern Washington Tri-County area since 1978. We believe that all people deserve access to healthcare regardless of their financial means or personal situation, and we pride ourselves on treating everyone with respect, integrity, and compassion within our patient centered medical home.
North Olympic Healthcare Network
The North Olympic Healthcare Network (NOHN), a federally-qualified community health center, provides high-quality, full-spectrum Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Oral Health services to meet the needs of the North Olympic Peninsula. NOHN provides safe, effective, patient-centered, continuously measured and improved health care to every patient regardless of age, gender, race, creed, national origin, insurance status or ability to pay.
One Community Health
One Community Health (OCH) is a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center serving patients in the Mid-Columbia River Gorge region, which includes Wasco and Hood River counties in Oregon and Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington. In addition to its seven physical locations, OCH has two mobile medical units dedicated to serving the small, rural communities that dot the landscape of the Gorge, as well as Native American communities living along the Columbia. Formerly known as La Clínica del Cariño Family Health Care Center, OCH was founded in 1986 and today has evolved into a 5-Star Patient-Centered Primary Care Home providing medical, dental, and behavioral health care to more than 38,000 patients. OCH also excels in providing specialized care that promotes the wellbeing and health of all, including farmworker outreach, addiction support services, LGBTQ+ community and gender-affirming care, and a specialized diabetes support team.
Peninsula Community Health Services
Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS) is a community based nonprofit organization that offers quality, affordable care for children and adults in the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsula areas. Our services include primary medical care, dental care, behavioral health counseling, pharmacy services, referrals to specialty providers, and health education and promotion activities.
Public Health - Seattle & King County
The Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN) provides health care services to people experiencing homelessness in King County and leadership to help change the conditions that deprive our neighbors of home and health.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington state. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services.
Seattle Indian Health Board
The Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in the State of Washington. We provide community health care and services targeting the urban American Indian and Alaska Native population in the greater Seattle/King County area. Although some services and programs are offered to eligible Native patients only, most primary care services are available to everyone regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or inability to pay. The Seattle Indian Health Board serves all patients and offers discounted fees to those who qualify.
Seattle Roots Community Health
Our mission is to improve the health of our community by providing high quality, caring, culturally appropriate primary health care that addresses the needs of people regardless of their ability to pay. At our Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor sites in Seattle, our providers, support staff and administrative employees all are committed to providing a humane, caring environment that respects our patient’s dignity, while acting both as the patient’s individual health advocate and as their advocate with the community at large to ensure that they receive the health care services they need.
Tri-Cities Community Health
Tri-Cities Community Health is looking for people who have a passion for helping others. TCCH offers competitive salaries and benefits while providing a fast paced work environment and opportunities for professional development. We employ a highly diversified group of talented individuals who are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality patient care with the greatest degree of professionalism and courtesy regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
Unity Care NW
When you work at Unity Care NW, you join a dedicated, mission-driven team of health care professionals who believe everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable health care. You serve a diverse patient population drawn from across Whatcom County. And you join a Community Health Center movement that has been providing health care serves to underserved populations and breaking down barriers to care for decades.
Valley View Health Center
As one of the fastest growing community health centers in the region, Valley View Health Center offers primary medical, pediatric, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services, with a number of our clinics structured after an integrated model to health care service delivery. The continued growth of Valley View Health Center is illustrated by the recent addition of a 340B pharmacy to our Chehalis Clinic in January 2016. Further plans for expansion include adding pediatric dental services to our Pediatric Clinic, and adult dental services for our Olympia patients.
Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
Established in 1975, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services today serves more than 23,000 patients annually. We were the first Health Center in the state to achieve the highest level of recognition possible as a Patient-Centered Medical Home and we are accredited by the Joint Commission.
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic serves over 141,000 people across 19 medical clinics, 10 dental clinics, and 57 programs in two states. We have expanded medical care to include dental, orthodontia, nutrition counseling, autism screening, and behavioral health services. We also offer community programs that offer assistance with employment and training, after-school education, rental and shelter assistance, energy assistance, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling and testing, home visits, tobacco cessation, and three mobile medical/dental clinics.