Five Rivers Health Centers provide access to comprehensive and preventive medical, dental, vision and behavioral health care to all of our community members, but in particular, senior citizens and other underserved individuals. Last year, senior citizens made up nearly 10% of our patients who were served at our seven locations in Montgomery and Greene counties.

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Some of the services provided that are unique to a federally-qualified health center, like Five Rivers Health Centers, include free transportation to and from appointments, free massage chair available for patients to use at all locations, infectious disease services which includes same day acute visits for existing patients, Miami Valley Meals for our food insecure patients, social work services and community health workers who assist with housing, financial resources, etc. Our low-cost medications from our in-house pharmacy provide a significant discount for our patients and the free pharmacy delivery services allow patients to receive medications wherever they want them delivered.

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For patients who are not our patients, our outreach and enrollment counselors help anyone in the community apply for Medicaid, Medicare and other state and federal benefits. Anyone needing assistance can call and make an appointment to speak with our counselors at 937-281- 6800.

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Our patient data has shown that the number one unmet social driver of health for seniors is social isolation. Our team is working on a comprehensive list of community resources and developing more ways for seniors to stay connected. We often refer individuals to findhelp.org for additional assistance services.

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Gina McFarlane-El

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Gina McFarlane-El is the CEO of Five Rivers Health Centers.

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