BULLHOOK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC

BULLHOOK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH PATIENT-CENTERED CARE.OUR VISION:- WE ARE A COMMUNITY LEADER IN HEALTHCARE.- PEOPLE TRUST US.- WE RESPECT ALL CULTURES.- WE ARE FINANCIALLY VIABLE.- WE ARE COMMITTED TO UTILIZING HEALTHCARE EFFICIENTLY.- OUR PROVIDERS ARE CHAMPIONS OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. - OUR STAFF IS COMPETENT, CARING AND HAPPY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BULLHOOK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC). HEALTH CENTERS ARE IMPORTANT SAFETY NET PROVIDERS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AS A FQHC, AN ORGANIZATION MUST: 1. PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL PERSONS, REGARDLESS OF THE PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY;2. ESTABLISH A SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM;3. BE A NONPROFIT OR PUBLIC ORGANIZATION;4. BE COMMUNITY-BASED, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEIR GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSED OF THEIR PATIENTS;5. SERVE A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA OR POPULATION;6. PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES; AND7. HAVE AN ONGOING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.BULLHOOK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CARE MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR COMMITMENT STEMS FROM OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE COMPLETE HEALTHCARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. AS A CERTIFIED PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) WE PUT YOU, THE PATIENT, AT THE CENTER OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. OUR TEAM OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS, DENTISTS, PHARMACISTS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND THEIR STAFF, ARE TRAINED IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE CARE, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS, EDUCATION, WELL CHILD CHECKS, AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S HEALTH PHYSICALS, AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES, DENTAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ADDICTION COUNSELING, AND PHARMACY SERVICES INCLUDING DIABETIC EDUCATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE THE INFORMATION AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.BULLHOOK HAS HELPED THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC IN PROVIDING COVID TESTING DRIVE-THROUGH EVENTS AND ON-SITE COVID TESTING FOR PATIENTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH CONTRACT TRACING. BULLHOOK HAS ALSO PLAYED IN INTEGRAL PART IN GETTING VACCINATIONS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL MASS VACCINATION CLINICS AND ALSO OFFERED VACCINATIONS IN-HOUSE TO PATIENTS AND NON-PATIENTS ALIKE, THANKS TO VACCINATIONS SUPPLIED THROUGH THE STATE.