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The South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
(SCPHCA) is the unifying organization for
Community Health Centers
(CHCs) in South
Carolina. CHCs are time-tested models of
community-based care. They represent public and private
partnerships working together to improve the health status of their
respective communities. First established in 1964, CHCs are
community-based, non-profit organizations that provide
comprehensive, high-quality, patient-focused health care services
in a culturally appropriate manner. With a focus on primary
care, prevention, education, and case management, CHCs accept most
health insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid and for
those patients without insurance, services are provided on a
sliding fee scale based on the patient's income and family size.
CHCs receive federal grants through the United States
Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary Health
Care (BPHC) to partially support the cost of providing health care
to the nation's growing uninsured population.
CHCs are one of four types of health centers funded by the federal
government under the Consolidated Health Center Program. Core
requirements for all health centers include:
The South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA) has been working to increase the availability of quality health care to low-income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable, and special need populations since 1979. The SCPHCA is committeed to meeting the unique health care needs of these populations and to reduce health disparities across the state by providing capacity-building services and coordinating initiatives necessary to strengthen Community Health Centers (CHCs) in SC.
Specific groups served include:
These populations continue to experience barriers in accessing high quality preventive and primary health care services in the state.
In addition to meeting the health care needs of our patients, our CHCs serve as economic engines in the counties that we serve and serve as entry level employers for many health care and administrative disciplines.