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Section l:Agency and Program Overview <br /> 1. Please provide a brief history of the agency—including mission,date of incorporation <br /> and years of operation. <br /> a. Date of Incorporation: May, 1970 <br /> b. Years in Operation: Forty three years <br /> c. Mission or Vision Statement (i£applicable): <br /> Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the community by <br /> providing high quality, affordable and comprehensive primary health care. Our <br /> vision is a health community in which all people have timely access to quality <br /> health care. <br /> d. Brief History of Agency: <br /> Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (PHS) is a key part of this community's health <br /> care safety net for vulnerable and/or financially-disadvantaged residents. <br /> Founded in 1970 as Orange Chatham Community Health Services,PHS changed <br /> its name in 1995 to better reflect its growing service area. As a deemed <br /> Federally-qualified health center(FQHC),its primary mission is assuring high- <br /> quality, affordable primary care access for low-income populations in the <br /> community. All FQHC services are available on a sliding-fee scale for those <br /> living below 200%of the Federal poverty level. Like its FQHC colleagues <br /> nationally, PHS is overseen by a community Board of Directors, where>50%n of <br /> Board members are required to be consumers of the organization's services. <br /> The organization has grown substantially over its 43-year history and is one of the <br /> largest private,non-profit organizations administratively headquartered in Orange <br /> County. PHS now operates seven community health center sites in four counties, <br /> including: <br /> • Orange County—Carrboro Community Health Center(est. 1970) (the <br /> subject of this request) <br /> • Caswell County—rural Prospect Hill Community Health Center(est. 1970) <br /> • Chatham County--rural Moncure Health Center(est. 1970) and Siler City <br /> Health Center(est.2001) <br /> • Alamance County—Charles Drew Health Center, Burlington, NC (est. 1994) <br /> and the rural Scott Health Center, Union Ridge,NC (acquired 2001). A new <br /> school-based site, Sylvan Community Health Center,opened in Spring 2013. <br /> In 2008, as a natural extension of its primary care access mission,PHS launched <br /> Piedmont Health SeniorCare, a CMS-deemed Program of All-Inclusive Care for <br /> the Elderly(PACE)that focuses on providing a capitated, community-based <br /> alternative to nursing home institutionalization for frail elders in Alamance, <br /> Caswell, and northern Orange Counties(nearly all participants are dually eligible <br /> for Medicare and Medicaid), A second site serving Chatham, Lee,and Orange <br /> Counties opened in Pittsboro in Fall 2013. <br /> Revised November 21,2013 Page 2 of 15 Pages <br />