CHC is part of a network of community health centers in the United States started in the 1960s by President Johnson as part of his war on poverty. CHC has been a member of this movement since 1979 and serves medically underserved areas (MUA) and healthcare provider shortage areas (HPSA) for primary care, dental and mental health services. CHC is a safety net provider of primary health care to one
in four of Utah’s uninsured, low-income families served by a local community health center program. CHC offers high-quality low cost health care at our four health centers, two dental clinics, and rural farm worker clinic. Our mission is to provide quality patient-centered primary care services to vulnerable and underserved individuals regardless of their ability to pay. It is CHC's vision that culturally relevant primary health care is available, accessible, affordable, appropriate, excellent and desirable to community members, particularly for individuals, families and groups who are vulnerable and underserved. We strive to accomplish the mission without imposing the financial barriers to care found in many of today's health care delivery systems and we make efforts to provide care to insured and uninsured patients. In other words, care is provided regardless of ability to pay. Our strategy to meet this mission includes:
• Employing the best trained clinical and professional staff and providing comprehensive services in convenient, one-stop locations;
• Maintaining modern and attractive physical locations with evening and weekend office hours that meet our clients’ needs;
• Understanding and adapting to the expanding ethnic and cultural diversity of Utah and providing culturally sensitive services;
• Offering all services to patients at competitive fees with our neighboring health care providers, and seeking external grant and other financial resources in order to offer a discounted sliding fee based on family income to the medically under-served, medically uninsured and/or other special risk populations.
