Tri-Area marks annual Health Center Week with 44 years of service to local communities
For 44 years, Tri-Area Community Health has provided primary care services to Southwest Virginia. In addition to medical care, Tri-Area offered behavioral health care, pharmacy services, and other services (such as transportation and case management).
Tri-Area Community Health joins the National Association of Community Health Centers and over 1,500 Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country to celebrate National Health Center Week.
This week recognizes the vital role health centers play in providing affordable, effective, comprehensive primary care to more than 52 million Americans, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. This year, we celebrate how health centers use innovation to reach more patients and improve outcomes.
For 44 years, Tri-Area Community Health has provided primary care services to Southwest Virginia. In addition to medical care, Tri-Area offered behavioral health care, pharmacy services, and other services (such as transportation and case management).
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The organization’s mission is to improve the quality of life for patients and communities by providing affordable, high-quality, comprehensive care and services. They strive to address the needs of individuals of all ages and backgrounds with compassion, respect, and professionalism. “We are proud to celebrate National Health Center Week by honoring the spirit of our rural communities and the dedication of our care teams who ensure comprehensive, high-quality healthcare is within reach,” said Tri-Area's CEO James Werth Jr.
Health centers don’t just expand access. They improve outcomes and save money. For just 1% of national health care spending, CHCs deliver primary care to 14% of the U.S. population and save the health care system billions of dollars each year by preventing costly hospital visits. Tri-Area is proud to be part of this critical mission.
In addition to six community clinics and three pharmacies, Tri-Area Community Health also has school-based health centers in Carroll and Grayson counties and the City of Galax. Additional school-based clinics will be opening in August in Floyd and Patrick counties.
Chip Phillips, Chair of Tri-Area's Board of Directors, said, "As both a Board member and a patient, Tri-Area has shown me what a difference a community health center can make, not just for my neighbors, but for my own family. Because at least half of our Board members are also patients here, we don't just oversee care, we live it. Tri-Area brings medical, behavioral health, and pharmacy services directly to our rural communities, making accessible care a reality for people I work alongside and see every single day."
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Ferrum clinic, Tri-Area will be hosting a Community Fun Day at that location from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7. There will be hot dogs, ice cream, popcorn, yard games, and more.
ABOUT TRI-AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH
Tri-Area Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and a nonprofit organization with locations in Cana, Ferrum, Floyd, Fries, Grayson Highlands, and Laurel Fork; and full-service School-Based Clinics in collaboration with Floyd County Public Schools, Galax City Public Schools, the Carroll County Public School District, and Grayson County Schools. For more information call 866-942-0401 or visit www.triareahealth.org.
