ALLIANCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC

AFHC ASPIRES TO BE A WELCOMING, PROGRESSIVE PREMIER HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELLNESS ANCHOR FOR THE GREATER ALLIANCE COMMUNITY. AFHC IS A PRACTICE OF PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSE MIDWIVES, LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSES, REFERRAL, AND FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS SERVING ALLIANCE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FROM FULL-SCOPE PRIMARY CARE, INCLUDING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES, GYNECOLOGICAL, PEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENT, ADULT, AND GERIATRIC-FOCUSED CARE AS WELL AS AN ONSITE LAB, RADIOLOGY, IMMUNIZATIONS, DISEASE SCREENINGS, PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANT PROGRAMS AND PREVENTIVE CARE, AFHC LOOKS TO SERVE AS A BEACON OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SERVES AND OFFERS IMPORTANT ANCILLARY SERVICES TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL REFERRALS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, ENROLLMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE CARE MODEL IS DELIVERED WITH ACCESS TO A FULL CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING HEALTH EDUCATION, CARE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S LIFECYCLE NEEDS, FOCUSING ON TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THE DISEASES. AFHC'S SECONDARY LOCATION, LOCATED WITHIN THE MASTROIANNI FAMILY CENTER (A HOMELESS SHELTER), CONTINUED TO SERVE SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, PROVIDING PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND LABORATORY SERVICES ONE DAY PER WEEK. AFHC'S WOMEN'S HEALTH PRACTICE INCLUDED 7,929 PATIENT VISITS IN 2023 AND SERVICES FOR 229 BIRTHS. PATIENT VISITS FOR AFHC'S PRIMARY CARE IN 2023 TOTALED 7,977. OUR NEW INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM INCLUDED 773 PATIENT VISITS IN 2023. AFHC OFFERS EVENING HOURS TO ACCOMMODATE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY HEALTH, INCLUDING SAME DAY, NEXT DAY APPOINTMENTS AND WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS. AFHC OFFERS A SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND AFHC'S FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE SCREENING PROCESS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CARING FOR OUR LOCAL UNDERSERVED POPULATION. MEDICAID ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 50% OF AFHC'S PATIENT VOLUMES. AFHC'S DESIGNATION AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE WAS EFFECTIVE 10/1/2018. AFHC CONTINUES TO EXPAND PROGRAM SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE STAFF ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES ON COMMUNITY BOARDS TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.