National Health Center week recognizes the services and contributions of community health centers. Health centers not only prevent illness and foster wellness in the most challenging populations, they produce innovative solutions to the most pressing healthcare issues in their communities. They reach beyond the walls of conventional medicine to address the factors that may cause sickness, such as lack of nutrition, mental illness, homelessness and addiction. Because of their long record of success in innovation, managing healthcare costs, and reducing chronic disease, leaders in Congress have declared health centers a model of care that offers a "bipartisan solution to the primary care access problems" facing our nation.

While there are countless reasons to celebrate Family First Health, among the most important is our 46 year history of providing access to affordable, high-quality, cost-effective care to anyone in the community who needs it.

In Fall 2016, we will open the Family First Health Columbia Center in Columbia, Lancaster County. A community needs assessment found that affordable, quality healthcare for those uninsured and underinsured was hard to find.  At our new Columbia location, we'll offer family medicine services led by Dr. Marie Kellett, as well as integrated behavioral health services. We're looking forward to better serving the needs of those living in Columbia, as well as the nearby communities of Wrightsville and others along the Susquehanna. Details on the grand opening and how to become a patient coming  soon!