Affordable Health Care

Affordable Health Care - Quick Overview

topics: affordability, overview, reduced fee scale, for health center administrators, suggested items

We believe that every person deserves access to health care. Part of our mission is to provide affordable, accessible health care for the people in our neighborhoods.
A Health Care Home - Quick Overview

topics: building community, health care, overview, relationships

Some health care providers think of their work as simply providing services or products. We think of Maple City Health Care Center as a health care home. A home is where a person feels safe, welcome, known, and valued.
COVID 19 - URGENT

topics: health care

I am Dr. James Gingerich from Maple City Health Care Center.
COVID 19 is spreading rapidly in our community, and we are worried. We have been testing for the disease at our testing site in the parking lot of College Mennonite Church, and what we’re seeing is that our Latinx friends and neighbors are 2 or 3 times more likely to test positive than people who have been tested elsewhere in Goshen.
Overview

topics: affordability, building community, culture and health care, health care, overview

We are a health care home offering affordable health care to build community across cultures. We value relationships, integration, and empowerment.

Affordable Medicine

topics: affordability

Maple City Health Care Center and Vista Community Health Center offer a program to reduce the cost of medicine for low-income patients.
Centering Pregnancy

topics: pregnancy circle groups, health care, relationships, suggested items

CenteringPregnancy is a method of providing prenatal health care based on the interaction of a group of expecting parents.
More Than Money

topics: affordability, building community, featured items, for health center administrators, suggested items

At Maple City Health Care Center, low-income people who have no insurance are eligible for sliding fee discounts. Some families pay no more than a nominal fee for their health care.

Break the Rules and Bust the Budget

topics: featured items, health care, integration, relationships, suggested items

by James Nelson Gingerich
Don't Touch Me!

topics: about doulas, health care, services we provide

A doula helps a woman give birth. A doula coaches, comforts, encourages, supports, and empowers.
Making Room

topics: accessible health care, affordability

It was one of those weeks. The waiting room was full of patients. The 64 slots in the day’s schedule were already crammed with 72 appointments.
The Doctor Gets a Shot

topics: health care, for patients, suggested items

(by James Nelson Gingerich)

How does MCHCC handle EMR (electronic medical records)?

topics: affordability, for health center administrators

We use software called eClinicalWorks. We converted to eClinicalWorks in November 2007. Call us if you need specific information that you cannot find on our web site.
How does the reduced fee scale work?

topics: affordability, for patients, reduced fee scale, for health center administrators, suggested items

We inform each patient about our reduced fee scale. Patients may apply for reduced fees by providing an indication of their income. We review a patient's income annually.
How is MCHCC different from a private practice?

topics: affordability, for health center administrators, suggested items

We are incorporated as a non-profit. Our Board (made up of mostly patients) "owns" the Center.
How is MCHCC funded?

topics: affordability, for donors, for health center administrators

We earn about 50% of our income from what patients and insurance (including Medicaid) pay for our services. The remaining 50% comes from grants and donations.

Christian Community Health Fellowship

topics: accessible health care, health care

Christian Community Health Fellowship is a nationwide network of people involved in providing health care to underserved communities. CCHF educates, assists and inspires its members to provide healthcare to the poor in a way that reflects the character and message of Christ. (En inglés)
Doctors Without Borders

topics: accessible health care, health care

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.
Goshen College Bulletin

topics: affordability

An article about Maple City Health Care Center's More Than Money program. The Goshen College Bulletin is a monthly publication for alums of the college.
Goshen News - Affordable Prescriptions

topics: affordability

Maple City Health Care Center offers affordable prescriptions through the federal 340B Drug Discount Program.