Country Doctor Community Health Centers

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10 Things You Should
Know About
Country Doctor Community
Health Centers
1. For 35 years, we have offered health care to all those in need ? from expectant mothers and newborns to seniors.
2. No one is turned away because they cannot afford to pay for their care. 62% of patients are uninsured; fees are based on a sliding scale depending on income and family size.
3. Patients may choose to see the same provider during return visits.
4. Our staff can help eligible patients sign up for Medicaid & Basic Health Plan. Most insurance plans, Medicaid and Medicare are accepted.

5. Both clinic sites offer the same services during flexible hours; evening and weekend appointments are available.
6. Patients with medical needs that require a specialist can be referred to those committed to helping our patients.
7. Our Family Practice physicians deliver patients? babies at Swedish Medical Center.
8. We welcome new patients from Seattle/ King County and surrounding communities.
9. Our physicians are board certified; we have been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) since 1998.
10. Country Doctor Community Health Centers is a non-profit organization. We provide over $400,000 in free care each year; private donations are always urgently needed.
It All Began?.
1968: In the Madrona neighborhood a group of passionate citizens ?The Black Panthers - committed to the health of African American families started the Sidney Miller Family Services Center.

1971: ?Would the last one out of Seattle please turn off the lights?? Boeing crashed and thousands fled Seattle?s dim future. Then ?thelights came on? in a vacant brick firehouse on 15 th. Like the Sidney Miller Center, Country Doctor Community Clinic was created by volunteers who wanted to help their neighbors. The unpaid staff worked odd jobs during the day, and opened the clinic just at night.