| Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. (COHC) is
a federally qualified, freestanding, JCAHO-accredited,
nonprofit community health center that has continuously
provided community-based ambulatory primary health care
in Hartford since 1978. It was formed in response to the
unmet health care needs of the residents of two public
housing projects. COHC is the only community health center
located in southern Hartford. To this end, COHC provides
an integrated model of primary care based on a private
practice model through three major patient care departments:
Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health. COHC’s target
population is primarily medically underserved and comprised
of individuals and families who are members of racial/ethnic
minorities and who live in poverty.
COHC’s philosophy is to provide comprehensive
primary care to all in need on a sliding fee basis and
without regard to ability to pay. In addition to its
community health center sites, COHC operates several
off-site programs in Hartford. Each of these sites has
licensed space dedicated to primary health care and
is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
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Accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations |
