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Commissioners Honor Tri-State Community Health Center

August 15th, 2017 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County commissioners took official action recently to honor  Tri-State Community Health Center for its work in the region by delivering a proclamation declaring August  13-19 National Community Health Center Week. A partially federally-funded health care clinic, Tri-State Community Health Center has provided affordable health care to individuals throughout the area since 1987. Commission President Jake Shade said the case manager is providing an additional service by helping patients navigate the health care system. Tri-State CEO Susan Walter said the organization,  and hundreds of others like it across the nation, can serve a valuable role in providing access to health care to those who can’t afford it.  She said the recent debate over health care reform has become political- and unfortunately that has led to the elimination of some potential budget increase…

  

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