FAU/NCHA Community Health Center First University in Florida to Receive HRSA Designation
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Center Designated by HRSA as a âFederally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikeâ
Jessica Mendez, MSN, APRN-BC, CDE, clinical director, FAU Community Health Center, tends to a pediatric patient.
Newswise The Florida Atlantic University/Northwest Community Health Alliance Community Health Center (FAU/NCHA Community Health Center), operated by the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, is the first university in Florida to be designated by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as a “Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike,” effective May 1. An FQHC is a clinic that provides comprehensive primary, behavioral health and preventive care to patients of all ages in underserved and rural areas. The purpose of FQHCs is to serve communities that may have financial disadvantages, language barriers, geographic