Southern Nevada Community Health Center celebrates National Health Center Week Aug. 4-10
Community health centers provide high-quality care while narrowing health disparities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 31, 2024
LAS VEGAS — The Southern Nevada Community Health Center is celebrating National Health Center Week August 4-10, by raising awareness of its services, celebrating its dedicated employees, and showing appreciation for patients with giveaways and raffle prizes.
Community health centers provide comprehensive care to more than 30 million patients at 14,500 sites throughout the country. National Health Center Week is a time to spotlight the ways in which these vital organizations improve the well-being of the communities they serve by increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Nationally, one in 11 Americans are health center patients. Of those:
- 19% are uninsured
- 61% are publicly insured
- 90% are low-income
- 64% are members of racial and/or ethnic minority groups
At the local level, the Southern Nevada Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, offers services at its main location at 280 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89107, and a second location at the Fremont Public Health Center at 2380 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89104. Services provided include primary care, family planning, the Ryan White Program, behavioral health, sexual health, refugee health, pharmacy, telehealth and enabling services.
In 2023, the Southern Nevada Community Health Center served 9,863 patients for a total of 23,351 patient encounters, of which 11,154 (47.8%) were provided to uninsured patients. The Southern Nevada Community Health Center offers services on a sliding fee scale, which allows patients to pay according to their income and federal poverty levels, and no one is turned away due to an inability to pay. In 2023, sliding fee adjustments saved Southern Nevada Community Health Center patients more than $2.8 million for health care services provided.
For more information about the Southern Nevada Community Health Center, go to www.snchc.org. For information about National Health Center Week, visit https://healthcenterweek.org/about-nhcw/.
The Southern Nevada Health District serves as the local public health authority for Clark County, Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, Mesquite and North Las Vegas. The agency safeguards the public health of the community’s residents and visitors through innovative programs, regulations, and initiatives focused on protecting and promoting their health and well-being. More information about the Health District, its programs, services, and the regulatory oversight it provides is available at www.SNHD.info. Follow the Health District on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.