About Us
Access Community Health Centers is one of a family of more than 1,200 national health centers nationally that provide care to more than 20 million people across the United States. These community health centers are local, non-profit providers serving low income and medically underserved communities. They provide primary medical, dental, mental health, pharmacy, and other services based on a community's needs.
Also known as Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), they are located in areas where care is most needed, and improve access for millions. Since 1965, expansion of federally supported health centers has created affordable health care for 20 million people, with responsibility placed on consumers based on their ability to pay. FQHCs costs of care rank among the lowest, and their focus on prevention reduces the need for more expensive in-patient and specialty care. This vision, and a model that maximizes local charitable resources, saves billions of dollars for taxpayers.
Connecting patients to affordable health care
Our Sliding Discount Program provides affordable services to those patients with the fewest resources. In addition, we provide an array of services for patients facing barriers.
Services include:
- Information and referral
- Health benefits counseling
- Behavioral Health Services
- Assistance with transportation
- Bilingual staff, interpreters, and case management services
Newsletters
Annual Report (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Summer 2011 Newsletter
Spring 2011 Newsletter
Removing health care barriers in Dane County
In the past year, Access served 23,092 Dane County residents with 105,326 medical, behavioral, and dental visits in our clinics. We specialize in working with patients who experience barriers to accessing health care, and our staff excels at removing those barriers, while still providing the highest-quality care. We always make sure that our patients have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need.
