Programs

  • Community Health Services

    JONESBORO CHURCH HEALTH CENTER, INC. (JCHC) STAFF & PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS EXAMINED & TREATED APPROXIMATELY 167 NEW PATIENTS AND A TOTAL OF 1,960 PATIENTS IN 2022. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS FOR 2022 WAS 3,893 WHICH INCLUDES PRIMARY CARE VISITS, PHYSICAN REFERRALS, DENTAL REFERRALS AND LAB TESTING. THERE ARE 24,655 PATIENTS ON FILE AND OVER 101 COMMUNITIES IN ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI ARE BEING SERVED. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE JCHC ARE DIRECTED THROUGH THE OVERSIGHT OF A LICENSED MEDICAL DOCTOR, ONE NURSE PRACTITIONER, TWO ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, ONE PHLEBOTOMIST AND ONE OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR. MINIMUM TREATMENT FEES OF $20 (BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF ABILITY TO PAY) ARE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IN COVERING COSTS AND TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF NOT RECEIVING FREE SERVICES. NO ONE IS DENIED MEDICAL CARE DUE TO A LACK OF ABILITY TO PAY. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO BE A VITAL PART OF THE JCHC'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY MEDICAL SERVICES. IN 2022, DOCTORS DONATED 102 HOURS, ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES 360 HOURS, PHARMACISTS 8 HOURS AND CLERICAL 296.5 HOURS. DOCTORS, DENTISTS & AREA HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS AT THEIR OWN FACILITIES AT REDUCED OR ZERO FEES THROUGH THE JCHC'S WORKING REFERRAL PROGRAM. THERE WERE 147 PHYSICIAN REFERRALS & 84 DENTAL REFERRALS IN 2022. OTHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVE ON THE BOARD AND HELP WITH FUNDRAISING.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $189.8K