Milestones - The Early Years

1987 (Pre KCC) - A cooperative effort of limited services is offered through Kitsap Community Resources and the Kitsap County Health District.

1989 - Kitsap Community Clinic (KCC) opens doors in the medical dental building in downtown Bremerton.

1990 - KCC begins providing health care services on a full-time basis. Program expands with the offering of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition counseling and food supplement program at the Bremerton Clinic. 

1991 - Dr. Edwin Tegenfeldt joins KCC as its first medical director.

1992 - Primary medical services are expanded to North Kitsap with the opening of a site in Poulsbo.

1993 - The organization is accepted as a Federal Section 330 grant recipient, infusing $233,125 in needed funding to clinic operations. 

1994 - KCC staff grows to 25, with year-end revenues of $614,423. Total number of patients served grows to 6,466.

1995 - The clinics enjoy continued growth. More services and programs are offered to serve a growing population.

1996 - Dental services are offered as a pilot project funded by United Way of Kitsap County. The organization's name changed to Kitsap Community Health Centers to better reflect expanded services.

1997 - KCHC moves to its new headquarters building located at 616 Sixth St. The building houses the Bremerton medical and dental clinics, a WIC program site and administrative offices. Dr. Robert Rozendal is named new medical director.

1998 - Poulsbo Clinic expands to full-time hours with additional providers.

1999 - KCHC acquires Grays Harbor Community Health Centers (GHCHC) and creates a new corporate entity - Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS). PCHS opens a third Kitsap County site located in Port Orchard. By the end of the year, staff has grown to 85, number of patients served is 12,860 and annual program revenues total $3,736,483.

2000-2006

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