Rural Health Care Inc., Avera announce collaboration in Kennebec - Daily Republic
With the designation of this clinic as a Community Health Center, the Kennebec Clinic becomes the eighth RHCI location in central South Dakota. This next step creates a three-way partnership between the Kennebec area, Avera and Rural Health that is even better. It will help ensure the longevity of health care in our community, and benefit patients who struggle with medical bills and health insurance," said Rod Bowar, of the Kennebec Clinic Committee. Created in 1991 under federal law, FQHCs are "safety net" health care providers that charge for services on a sliding fee scale based on family income and size, and provide services to all regardless of their ability to pay or health insurance... operates seven other community-based and one school-based health center in central South Dakota communities. As a community that lost its health delivery system, they rallied, raised funds, and constructed a fine facility," Jim Hardwick, CEO of Rural Health Care Inc. Herb Sundall, a Kennebec resident and member of the Kennebec Clinic Committee said, "Locally, we look at the partnership between Avera and RHCI as a way to increase the probability the Kennebec Clinic remains open many years into the future. Source: www.mitchellrepublic.com
