Building an Integrated Care System through Multiple FQHC Partnerships

Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed Broaddus Hospital, a skilled nursing residence, hospital-based clinics, pharmacy, and outpatient services. Additionally, five federally qualified health centers—soon to be six—serve the area. Through a long-standing history of collaboration, DHS has established strong working relationships with the FQHCs. The goal of collaboration between DHS and the six FQHCs is an integrated network that coordinates services and patient access across a five-county region. It begins with pharmacy and potentially lab services, but advancement is contingent upon the interoperability of health information technology at provider locations to coordinate primary, secondary, skilled nursing, post-acute, medical equipment and ancillary services.