Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

What Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers does

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers (MACHC) is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1982 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the federally designated Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Network for Maryland and Delaware, supporting 19 community health centers through technical assistance, learning programs, workforce development, and policy advocacy. Member health centers include organizations such as Chase Brexton Health Care, Choptank Health, Bay Community Health, CCI Health Services, and La Red Health Center, spanning both Maryland and Delaware.

MACHC's product portfolio is a suite of non-commercial services rather than a software platform. Core offerings include six role-specific workgroups (emergency preparedness, finance, IT, operations, quality improvement, workforce development), on-demand learning modules and a Medical Assistant Training Toolkit, a career center job board, emergency preparedness resources, curated leadership resources, and request-based technical assistance. Technology is minimal: the organization operates a Wix-hosted public website, a member-only dashboard, and a job board, with no proprietary technology stack, APIs, or AI capabilities disclosed.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring membership dues from affiliated FQHCs and federal grant funding, with the 2025 HRSA award of $1,342,044 representing a major disclosed revenue component. Distribution is direct-to-member, supplemented by an annual conference (scheduled October 8-9, 2026) and monthly CEO Zoom calls. Strategic partnerships with HRSA and NACHC anchor the regulatory and national-association linkages, while corporate sponsorships (Labcorp, athenahealth, Azara Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics, FORVIS, Mutual of America, NGEN) extend the value proposition to members at no incremental cost to MACHC.

Name

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

Legal name

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

Website

https://machc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MACHC is a federally designated nonprofit Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Network that provides training, technical assistance, workforce development, and advocacy to 19 community health centers across Maryland and Delaware.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: MACHC generates revenue through membership dues from affiliated community health centers. The organization is supported by HRSA federal funding as a Primary Care Association.
2. Federal Government Grants: Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a $1,342,044 award.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers (MACHC) is a federally designated Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Network serving 19 community health centers across Maryland and Delaware. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, MACHC delivers training, technical assistance, learning programs, workforce development, and advocacy support to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike health centers operating in the mid-Atlantic region.

Product overview

MACHC is a federally designated Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Network that provides comprehensive support services to community health centers across Maryland and Delaware. Rather than a single software product, MACHC offers a portfolio of programs including Role-Specific Workgroups (emergency preparedness, finance, IT, operations, quality improvement, workforce development), Workforce and Leadership Learning Programs with a Medical Assistant Program, a Career Center job board, Emergency Preparedness Tools and Resources, Leadership Resources for FQHC executives, On-Demand Learning modules, and Technical Assistance services. These interconnected programs collectively support operational excellence, workforce development, and patient-centered care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workforce and Leadership Learning Programs

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHRSA is the federal agency that designates MACHC as the Primary Care Association and Health Center Controlled Network for Maryland and Delaware. MACHC receives a $1,342,044 HRSA award as part of this designation, with zero percent financed with non-governmental sources.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACHC is the national organization representing community health centers. MACHC curates NACHC resources and guidance for health center leadership, including FQHC leadership guidebooks for CEO, CFO, COO, Clinical Leadership, and Chief Workforce Officer roles.
• FORVISminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCorporate sponsor providing professional services including advisory, audit, and consulting that support health center financial and operational needs.
• Mutual of America Financial GroupminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing retirement plan and financial services for health center employees.
• NGENminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing technology services that support health center operations.
• Nonstop Administration and Insurance ServicesminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing administration and insurance services that support health center employee benefits.
• Richardson Insurance GroupminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing insurance services that support health center risk management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• California Primary Care Association: California's state PCA supporting community health centers and clinics. Shares MACHC's PCA/HCCN designation structure and service portfolio but at significantly greater scale due to California's FQHC count.
• Health Center Association of Nebraska: Nebraska's PCA supporting FQHCs across the state with similar PCA-designated functions, including workforce development and quality improvement support.
• Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers: A neighboring state PCA providing identical technical assistance, training, and advocacy support to FQHCs in Pennsylvania. Structurally and functionally the closest comparable peer to MACHC, differentiated only by state.
• Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers: Massachusetts' state PCA serving community health centers with workforce, policy, and quality programs. Functionally identical peer to MACHC despite serving a different geography.
• Ohio Association of Community Health Centers: Ohio's state PCA providing advocacy, training, and technical assistance to FQHCs. Directly analogous to MACHC in structure, funding mix, and member services.
• New York State Association for Community Health Centers: State-level PCA serving FQHCs in New York with the same mission, federal designation, and service mix (workforce, quality, advocacy) as MACHC. Highly comparable in operating model.
• Illinois Primary Health Care Association: State PCA for Illinois FQHCs, providing training, technical assistance, and advocacy. Same federally designated role and operating model as MACHC.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Community Health Centers: The national trade association for FQHCs that MACHC explicitly partners with (NACHC) and curates resources from. Operates one level above state PCAs as the umbrella advocacy and policy body for the community health center movement.

Others

• National Health Care for the Homeless Council: A national nonprofit supporting clinicians and programs serving people experiencing homelessness — a subset of MACHC's member FQHCs (e.g., Health Care for the Homeless is a MACHC member). Thematically related but not a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved: A national nonprofit focused on workforce recruitment and retention for underserved communities. Adjacent to MACHC's workforce workgroup mission with partial overlap on clinician pipeline programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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