North Country Healthcare Inc

North Country HealthCare is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization.

Our History

Our roots reach back to the Flagstaff Community Free Clinic, which was founded in 1991 by a group of local healthcare providers and administrators. The founders were concerned about the large number of uninsured people who were presenting at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Room because they had no medical home. In 1996, North Country Community Health Center became a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and moved into an old roller skating rink in Flagstaff’s Sunnyside neighborhood.

North Country HealthCare has grown to serve 14 northern Arizona communities including Ash Fork, Bullhead City, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Holbrook, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Payson, Round Valley, Seligman, Show Low, St. John’s, Williams and Winslow.  

Our Vision

To create healthier communities by serving as the primary care provider of choice and ensuring no person is without access to primary care.

Our Mission

To provide affordable, accessible quality primary care in an atmosphere of dignity and respect where the health and well-being of patients and community are promoted through direct services, education, outreach and advocacy.

Our Values

We hold integrity in highest regard and, as such, embrace accountable and transparent principles and practices while promoting the power of collective community impact.

Our Overarching Organization Goal

To expand organizational awareness and access to affordable, accessible, quality primary care, education, outreach and advocacy utilizing a stellar workforce and ensuring fiscal vitality.

Our Current Strategic Initiatives

1. Develop North Country as a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) - Quality Improvement and Customer Service Initiative

2. Enhance and Expand Pediatric Services

3. Create a Family Practice Residency Program to Grow Our Own Health Professionals

Our Services

North Country HealthCare is home to many unique medical services including family medicine, dental care, OB/GYN care, pediatric care, pharmacy services, integrative medicine and acupuncture, laboratory and radiology, telemedicine, behavioral health, physical therapy, chronic disease
self-management programs, medical-legal partnership program, school based health services, community health programs and education and research. Our services vary in each community.

For more information about North Country HealthCare's services, community health programs, education and research programs and other projects, please visit www.northcountryhealthcare.org.