College Station Medical Center - College Station Community Health Center

What is it?

The College Station Community Health Center is a collaborative effort between the hospital, Brazos Valley Community Action Agency and local physicians to create a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and a clinic that provides good, consistent medical care to women and children who cannot afford to see a private physician. The clinic is staffed by a full-time pediatrician, a nurse practitioner and two obstetrician/gynecologists. The hospital is contributing funds to cover about one-third of the clinic’s costs for its first year and about 15 percent for its second year.

Who is it for?

Low-income, underserved women and children throughout College Station’s seven-county region who need medical care.

Why do they do it?

As the first for-profit hospital to partner with a FQHC to open a clinic that serves low-income patients, College Station Medical Center is breaking new ground in what is possible between the private and public sectors. The new health center will assist thousands of women and children in accessing the highest level of medical care available in the region.

Impact

From Oct. 15, 2007, when the clinic first opened its doors, until May 28, 2008, the clinic provided health services to 1,227 women and children, 928 of whom live at or below the federal poverty line. In addition, patient levels continue to increase every month; in January 2008, for instance, 331 women and children were seen at the clinic, and in April 2008, that number climbed to 760.

Contact: Shelby Pulverenti
Director of Marketing
Telephone: 979-764-5213
E-mail: Shelby.Pulverenti@csmedcenter.com