Valley Healthcare System
Valley Healthcare System, Inc., is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Chattahoochee Valley region, incorporating West Central Georgia and East Central Alabama.
Established in 1992, this FQHC opened in August of 1994 to provide healthcare to the medically underserved communities of and around Columbus Georgia. Valley Healthcare System has grown from one service location to five clinical sites in Muscogee, Talbot, and Harris counties.
This health center provides comprehensive patient-centered care by addressing patients’ physical and mental health care needs. The healthcare team provides comprehensive primary care, prevention and wellness, behavioral health, dental, and vision services for the entire family (to include family medicine, pediatrics and women’s health), along with school – based health, mobile health, laboratory, telehealth, and pharmacy services. Valley Healthcare System’s recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) indicates the delivery of team-based care of the comprehensive needs of patients that are cost-efficient, coordinated, and continually monitored for quality assurance and improvement.
Unique Educational Experiences
Valley Healthcare System’s interprofessional comprehensive primary care clinical settings provide opportunities for MCG students to experience and participate in the delivery of care to underserved communities and populations, and quality initiatives to assess and improve health outcomes.
As an MCG FQHC/CHC Educational Affiliate, this FQHC provides required student educational opportunities under the guidance of physician members of their staff who also serve as MCG Community Clinical Faculty members.
Contact Info
Asanté Hilts, DrPh, MPH
- CEO
Kimberly Brown-Gullatt, MD
- CMO