Community Health Center

What Community Health Center does

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) is a private, nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1972 by Mark Masselli in Middletown, Connecticut, and operating as a clinical subsidiary of the Moses/Weitzman Health System. The organization delivers integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, specialty, and urgent care to underserved populations across 14 fixed clinic locations in Connecticut (Middletown, New London, Groton, New Britain, Meriden, Enfield, Danbury, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, Bristol, Norwalk, Clinton, Old Saybrook) plus 200+ school-based health centers — described as the largest such school-based footprint in Connecticut — together with mobile health units operating in community settings including homeless shelters.

The technology stack is anchored on a conventional clinical-IT backbone: an Electronic Health Record, a patient portal integrated with Luma Health for self-scheduling and pre-visit forms, and HIPAA-compliant telehealth for video visits and 24/7 nurse triage. Differentiated assets include the Community eConsult Network, built with Safety Net Connect on a HIPAA-compliant platform and linking CHC primary care providers to UConn Health specialists and to Penobscot Community Health Care in Maine (New England eConsult Network, NEECN); a 2-year pilot showed 69% of referrals resolved without face-to-face specialist visits. The Weitzman Institute (housed within the parent Moses/Weitzman Health System) operates Project ECHO-style telehealth (notably a Colorado Medicaid chronic-pain program) and develops training and quality-improvement IP. Specialized programs include the IMON (Improving Maternal Outcomes Now) maternal health center in New Britain, the Child Guidance Center for pediatric behavioral health, and the Center for Key Populations serving HIV/AIDS, refugee, and homeless patients.

The business model is a hybrid Medicaid-reimbursement and federal-grant funding structure. Revenue is generated primarily through Medicaid/Husky Health reimbursements on a cost-based FQHC schedule, supplemented by Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed-status protections, HRSA competitive grants, and SAMHSA/HHS program awards (including $2.5M over 5 years for early childhood behavioral health and $2M for maternal mortality prevention). A sliding-fee scale serves uninsured patients. CHC does not have a public ticker and is funded on a programmatic, grant-supported nonprofit basis, with no venture or equity capital involved.

Name

Community Health Center

Legal name

Community Health Center, Inc.

Website

https://chc1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Community Health Center, Inc. is a Connecticut-based nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1972, operating 14 clinics and 200+ school-based health centers that deliver medical, dental, behavioral health, telehealth, and eConsult specialty services to Medicaid, uninsured, and underserved populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Primary care
• Behavioral health services
• Dental care
• Telehealth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Middletown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding & Medicaid Reimbursement: CHC receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status. Revenue comes primarily from Medicaid/Husky Health reimbursements, federal grants (HRSA), and service fees.
2. Healthcare Service Revenue: Direct healthcare services billed to patients and insurance providers including Husky Health/Medicaid, with sliding fee scale for uninsured patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Community Health Center, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering comprehensive primary, preventive, dental, behavioral health, and specialty care services to underserved populations across Connecticut. Services are delivered through fixed clinic locations, mobile health units, school-based health centers, and a telehealth platform, with sliding-fee-scale pricing and Medicaid/Husky Health acceptance.

Product overview

Community Health Center operates as a comprehensive federally qualified health center (FQHC) offering an integrated, multi-service healthcare delivery platform. The core services include Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health, supplemented by Telehealth capabilities and urgent care/24/7 assistance. Specialized programs include School-Based Health Care, Mobile Health Services, the Community eConsult Network for specialty care coordination, the IMON maternal health program, Child Guidance Center for pediatric behavioral health, and the Center for Key Populations. The Weitzman Institute serves as the research and innovation arm, while NIMAA provides medical assistant training. The Welcome Home Patient-Centered Medical Home model coordinates care across all services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Services
• Dental Services
• Behavioral Health Services
• Telehealth
• School-Based Health Care
• Mobile Health Services
• IMON Center (Intensive Maternal Outreach & Navigation)
• Child Guidance Center
• Center for Key Populations
• New Horizons Domestic Violence Services
• Community eConsult Network
• Chronic Pain Telehealth Program
• Urgent Care

Quantifiable outcome

• IMON maternal health program: preterm birth, low birth weight, cesarean birth, and gestational diabetes rates significantly lower than national averages
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• Hartford HealthCareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2023Awarded CHC the Community Impact Award and Health Equity Innovation Fund to sustain IMON maternal health program. CHC was one of only four organizations selected from over 100 applicants for the Health Equity Innovation Fund.
• Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2022CHC's pediatric behavioral health arm in Fairfield County received $2.5 million to expand early childhood behavioral health services through SAMHSA funding.
• AcademyHealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2022Weitzman Institute VP Dr. April Joy Damian joined AcademyHealth as senior scholar to enhance health systems improvement strategy, maintaining her Weitzman role.
• Safety Net ConnectcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2015CHC launched eConsult network using Safety Net Connect's HIPAA-compliant web-based communications system. The platform enables clinical consultations between primary care providers and specialists, with 69% of referrals resolved without face-to-face visits.
• University of Connecticut Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2015Specialist partner in the New England eConsult Network (NEECN). UConn specialists review and respond to eConsult requests from CHC primary care providers, providing diagnosis, treatment, and management recommendations.
• Penobscot Community Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2015Maine's largest federally qualified health center, partnered with CHC to launch the New England eConsult Network (NEECN). Links PCPs from both organizations to specialists at UConn Health Center.
• Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and FinancingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2015CHC's Weitzman Institute selected to develop Chronic Pain Disease Management Program for Colorado Medicaid providers using telehealth technology.
• Integrative Pain Center of Arizona (IPCA)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2015Expert multidisciplinary pain team collaborating with CHC's Weitzman Institute for Colorado telehealth program.
• March of DimessupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2015Partnership for 'Becoming a Mom/Comenzando Bien' prenatal education program, a bilingual curriculum for pregnant Spanish-speaking women.
• Connecticut Healthcare Connect ConsortiumsupportingTechnology or Integration · 2 February 2015CHC joined a consortium seeking FCC broadband funding to improve network speeds for telehealth services. The consortium, led by Douglas Arnold, has recruited over 70 members seeking access to $400 million federal fund.
• Vita Health & Wellness DistrictsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2015Franklin Street CHC partnered with Vita Health & Wellness District in Stamford as part of the Standard Community Collaborative to address chronic disease in West Side community.
• Stamford HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2015Partner in Stamford Community Collaborative, spearheading community health initiatives based on 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment.
• National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHC is founding externship partner for NIMAA. Collaboration on medical assistant training and certification programs including vaccination administration training.
• Weitzman InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research, education, and policy center dedicated to quality improvement and primary care transformation, housed within Moses/Weitzman Health System. Develops eConsult, Project ECHO, and other innovations.
• Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield CountysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for early childhood mental health consultation model in Stamford publicly funded preschools, evaluating efficacy for potential replication.
• Charter Oak CommunitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Stamford Community Collaborative focused on community health improvement initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic: Among the largest FQHCs in the U.S. with 40+ sites across Washington and Oregon. Operates an even broader regional footprint than CHC and serves a comparable mix of agricultural/underserved populations with comprehensive services.

Emerging players

• Project ECHO (University of New Mexico): Telementoring and telehealth-amplification model that CHC's Weitzman Institute explicitly adapts (Chronic Pain Telehealth Program). Comparable specialty-access-via-telehealth strategy serving underserved providers and patients.

Direct peers

• Family Health Centers of San Diego: One of the largest FQHCs in the U.S., operating 60+ sites with comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral, and specialty services. Comparable scale, integrated service mix, and research/teaching orientation.
• Asian Health Services: Oakland, California–based FQHC providing multilingual primary care, dental, and behavioral health to underserved Asian and other communities. Comparable community-anchored FQHC with strong research/policy engagement.
• Charles B. Wang Community Health Center: Large New York City FQHC providing comprehensive primary care, dental, and behavioral health across multiple sites with substantial Medicaid patient mix. Comparable multi-site FQHC scale and community-health mission.
• Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program: Massachusetts nonprofit health center providing comprehensive medical, behavioral, and dental care to homeless individuals. Comparable mission-driven FQHC serving vulnerable populations with mobile and telehealth delivery.
• Fair Haven Community Health Care: New Haven, Connecticut–based FQHC delivering primary care, dental, and behavioral health to underserved populations. Most directly comparable CT-based FQHC peer competing in the same Medicaid/Husky Health market.
• Penobscot Community Health Care: Maine's largest FQHC and CHC's partner in the New England eConsult Network (NEECN). Operates integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services — a near-twin FQHC operating model in an adjacent New England state.
• Howard Brown Health: Chicago-based FQHC combining primary care, behavioral health, and research/training programs serving underserved populations. Comparable integration of clinical care, research, and community advocacy.

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers: National industry association representing FQHCs. Not a direct competitor, but the policy and funding advocate for the FQHC ecosystem in which CHC operates, and a primary influencer of HRSA/Medicaid rules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chcconnecticut
• Facebookfacebook.com/chcinc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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