Program areas at Heartland Medical Clinic Heartland Community Health Center
Medical Clinic: our Clinic is a federally qualified Health Center (fqhc) and a level 3 patient-centered Medical home (pcmh). Our Medical team consists of 1 primary care physicians, 6 pediatricians, 2 physician assistants, and 6 nurse practitioners. Heartland Community Health Center provides behaviorally-enhanced primary care services for both insured and uninsured patients living in various zip codes within douglas, jefferson, osage, franklin, johnson, osage and leavenworth counties in fye 2023. In fye 2023, the Clinic provided Medical care to approximately 70,000 patient visits.
Psychiatry and behavioral Health: Heartland employs a mental Health team that includes a psychiatrist, and behavioral Health consultants. We practice an integrated Health care model. This means mental Health professionals and providers work alongside one another to provide mental and behavioral Health screenings, therapy, and associated medications to patients. Often, a behavioral Health consultant can visit the patient right in the exam room during their Medical visit. During covid, most of these services are provided using telehealth. In fye 2023, the Clinic provided mental Health care to approximately 6,780 patient visits.
Dental care: Heartland offers dental treatment and oral Health care to both Heartland patients and the public, with services provided in our Clinic, as well as through ongoing outreach programs for public school students in douglas, jefferson, johnson, osage, franklin, leavenworth, miami and shawnee counties in fye 2023. We acquired douglas county dental Clinic in august 2020 in an effort to better serve the needs of our Community. In fye 2023, the Clinic provided dental care to approximately 16,500 patient visits.
Other program services: primary care - behavioral Health therapy - psychiatry - dental - food pantry/ care cupboard - insurance eligibility - medication assistance - ryan white case management - pediatric care.