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Rural Health Clinics

1/11/2012

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Rural Health Clinics (RHC) are established to improve healthcare access in medically underserved communities.  All RHCs provide healthcare services for low income populations. This defined patient population has a disproportionate share of health disparities and social determinates challenging for healthcare practitioners.
California's vast geography is a significant challenge.
  • 85% of the state’s land mass is rural.
  • Rural CA is home to more than 5 million people, or 13.7% of the state’s population.
  • Nearly 1 out of every 60 Americans live in rural CA.

California’s Rural Health Clinics
  • There are 303 California RHCs as of January 2012
  • 24 Hospital Based
    • 163 Private Practices
    • 16 Community Based
  • There is at least one RHC in 43 (of 58) CA counties.

Rural Health Clinic Medical Services
  • ​Primary Care
    • Family Practice
    • Pediatrics
    • Obstetrics
    • Internal Medicine
    • Perinatal
  • All Medical Specialty Care
  • Dentistry
  • Behavioral Health
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Larry Cofone link
11/27/2022 11:27:40 pm

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