45 Years of Makin
T he iconic Livestock Exchange Building, newly revitalized, gave OneWorld Community Health Centers a highly visible landmark from which to grow. A mobile dental clinic, the Caremobile, was added in partnership with the Ronald McDonald House and the first satellite clinic opened in Plattsmouth, a high-need rural location. Electronic medical records were implemented and an on-site pharmacy was added. OneWorld also led the development of a network with other health centers to form Heartland Community Health Network to share expertise. 2005-2009
I n 2001, the Indian Chicano Health Center obtained designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center and received an annual federal operating grant award. In 2002, it was accredited by the Joint Commission, an accrediting organization for out-patient and in-patient care. These achievements set the clinic on a course for expansion. By 2004, with a budget of $4 million, adjacent space was acquired and the staff increased to sixty employees. The health center was now turning away 1,000 medical appointments a month. The center was renamed the OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc. to better reflect the changing patient base. In 2004, with the hiring of the Center’s third executive director, Andrea Skolkin, MPA, the Board of Directors made the seminal decision to move to the historic Livestock Exchange Building, which had been empty and was sitting in disrepair. 2000-2004
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