The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center committed to providing affordable, quality, and culturally sensitive healthcare. Reaching a large community of Chinese immigrants and everyday New Yorkers, I highlighted the services and programs offered at the health center and wrote educational content to help patients and readers make informed health decisions.
Nationally, there are nearly 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
like the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) that deliver comprehensive, high quality and affordable health care to its community. Serving diverse rural and urban populations in the United States, health centers ensure that everyone, especially the uninsured, has the opportunity to get the care they need.
During National Health Center Week, CBWCHC staff shared their reasons for celebrating community health centers.
Community Health Centers Are For Everyone
“I love the idea that community health centers can be a welcoming and inclusive place,” says Clinical Director Sumana Rao, RN, MBA. “As there are more movement of people and influx of families, [many may experience] more distress and stress. It is important to be more welcoming than ever.”
Sumana believes that health care is something that everyone needs and can benefit from. Passionate about helping individuals who are challenged by fewer economic opportunities, she sees the value of community health centers where individuals receive care regardless of their ability to pay. At the Health Center, individuals who do not have health insurance can pay on a slide scale fee based on income and family size.
“When I think of ‘community,’ I think of a place that takes you in and helps you. It’s what I love about the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, and it’s what I want to work on,” says Sumana.
Read the full story at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, originally published on September 10, 2018.