The Community Health Clinic announced in a Facebook post on May 30 that the clinic will be closing on June 28, citing “changes in healthcare policies, funding challenges, and other factors” that made it increasingly difficult to sustain operations.
A Plus Family Heathcare Marketing Director Meighan Cable says that A Plus, a Federally Qualified Health Center, learned of the impending closure of the clinic and put together a plan to cover the clinic’s patients.
“My dad is actually on the board of directors for the Community Health Clinic and had talked to me a little bit about it to let me know that there was a potential for someone else to take it over, and I brought it up to our team down at A Plus Family Healthcare in Brownville and it just kind of worked out,” Cable said.
A Plus Family Healthcare currently operates clinics in Brownsville and Sonora, and will be opening an Elizabethtown location this summer. The same services available at the Community Health Clinic are available through A Plus.
“A Plus Family Healthcare is actually a family practice, so it’s your general practitioner, and so that’s where you can go to do all of your normal family practice type things, with full care for pediatrics all the way up to seniors,” Cable said.
Cable says A Plus Family Healthcare’s mission aligns with the mission of the Community Health Clinic.
“The heart of A Plus is taking care of people and making sure that people have quality and affordable health care, for all,” Cable said.
Community Health Clinic patients looking for care after the June 28 closure but prior to the Elizabethtown A Plus clinic opening can visit the Sonora location. Visit A Plus Family Healthcare on the web or on social media for more information and updates.
