I love sitting in the waiting room at Family Health--not that I particularly like waiting for a doctor's visit, but I do like watching my fellow health consumers, noting that they come in all shapes, colors and ethnic backgrounds and knowing that we ALL receive the same high quality care from the staff at Family Health. I am treated with respect by everyone--the person who checks me in; the person who weighs me; the nurse practitioner/doctor who sees me; the lab tech; everyone! AND they are serious about helping me to become and stay in good health.
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- EIN 04-2485308
- (508) 860-7975
- 26 Queen Street Worcester MA 01610-2473 USA
- www.fhcw.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: Family health center of worcester (fhcw) is a joint commissionaccredited, federally-qualified community health center that improves the health and well-being of traditionally underserved and culturally diverse populations in the greater worcester area by providing accessible, high-quality, comprehensive primary care, dental care and social services to individuals and families regardless of their ability to pay.
Programs: Primary health care services - in fiscal year 2017, family healthcenter of worcester performed 84,733 medical visits covering 19,589 patients. Fhcw provides a broad array of healthcare services, which require numerous and diverse funding streams in order to sustain. We practice family medicine, maternal and child health, behavioral health, nursing, and dentistry; operate a walk-in center for urgent and primary care, a 340b pharmacy, x-ray, mammography, ultrasound, 6 school-based health centers, refugee health assessment program, specialty clinics, health education and outreach, hiv counseling and testing, and public health programs for the early detection and prevention of disease, all dental, social services, additional nutrition services and subcontract lab services for a total of 37,243 patients. The main accomplishment attained by family health was the expanded access to needed primary health care services, specifically by creating better efficiencies and productivity due to the significant increase in demand for primary care services among low-income and unemployed individuals, fhcw was required to establish a protocol to manage a wait list seeking primary care.
pharmacy - provides prescription drugs to adults and children. During fiscal year 2017, family health center of worcester filled 159,536 prescriptions.
dental - adult and pediatric dental services - in fiscal year 2017, family health center of worcester performed 29,736 dental visits covering 8,720 patients. Our southbridge satellite dental office opened a performed 1,670 dental visits.