Central Florida Health Care (CFHC) is a nonprofit community health center founded in 1972 that operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center serving Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties in central Florida. CFHC provides comprehensive primary care, dental (adult and pediatric), behavioral health, OB/GYN, specialty services, onsite pharmacies, lab and imaging, mobile clinics, and community health programs with a focus on low-income, uninsured, agricultural and underserved populations.
Typically pursues policies that expand access to primary and preventive care, strengthen federal FQHC funding and HRSA grant support, protect Medicaid reimbursement and 340B program benefits, promote rural and farmworker health services, support behavioral health integration and workforce development for primary care, and advance programs that reduce barriers for low-income and limited-English populations.
Primarily funded through federal grants (HRSA), Medicaid and other insurance reimbursements, patient fees on a sliding scale, local grants and partnerships, and philanthropic support.
Partners and affiliates include United Way of Central Florida, Feeding Tampa Bay, Freedom Tour, the George W. Jenkins End Hunger Initiative, and senior leadership such as CEO Ann Claussen.
Non-profit (Federally Qualified Health Center / 501(c)(3))
