Milestones - In the New Millennium

2012 - Wheaton Way Clinic opens in January. Four pharmacies become fully electronic and integrated with medical and dental electronic records.

2011 - Peninsula Community Health Services Board of Directors approves the development of a new clinic site across from Harrison Hospital in east Bremerton, due to an increase in patient enrollment. PCHS is now completely utilizing patient electronic medical records in both medical and dental. Increase for the uninsured has reached 50% of all PCHS patients.

2010 - Local homeless rates increased tremendously in Kitsap County and Peninsula Community Health Services saw an increase in uninsured rates of our patients from 26% in 2009 to almost 42% in 2010. Although the outlook seems dismal for community health centers with all of the cuts at the state and federal levels, PCHS continues to keep an open door for all.

2009 - With a reduced staff, due to a change in the economy, we saw an impressive 20,959 patients for a total of 66,622 individual medical and dental visits. Opened new clinic in Poulsbo.

2008 - Provides services to 17,465 patients through 53,032 medical and dental visits. Begins a major renovation of an office suite in preparation to permanently relocate its Poulsbo Medical Clinic.

2007 - Partnered with six health, law enforcement and social service agencies in establishing the Kitsap County Behavioral Health Alliance to focus on improving mental health services in the county. A 2-year grant awarded by the State Health Care Authority allows PCHS to increase behavioral health services for patients of the Port Orchard clinic. 

2006 - Operations begin at the new Port Orchard clinic in mid-February. The organization continues its move into NextGen with the infrastructure for electronic medical records. After several months of negotiations, PCHS turns over control of the Aberdeen Medical, Aberdeen Dental and Copalis Beach Medical clinics to Sea Mar Community Health Centers in November.

2005 - The organization continues its vision to provide the highest quality health care services available. It works with a half-dozen other state health centers to implement a new practice management program called NextGen. By year's end the combined clinics have serviced 26,634 children and adults through medical and dental visits. It also breaks ground on a new state-of-the-art medical facility to replace the dated Port Orchard clinic.

2004 - The organization celebrates 15 years of providing comprehensive health care services for uninsured and underserved children and adults. By year's end, nearly 102,000 patient encounters have been provided in the communities where we serve.

2003 - Participated in the national Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Disparities Collaborative for depression. A total of 95,771 medical and dental visits are provided for 26,586 children and adults in Grays Harbor and Kitsap counties.

2002 - A new health center in Aberdeen opens in June providing Grays Harbor residents with a 14-exam room medical clinic and five-operatory dental clinic. To meet the growing needs of patients, PCHS launches an extended hours program at the Bremerton medical clinic offering weekday evening, weekend and holiday hours. By year's end, the organization has served 20,208 patients and employs more than 160 providers and staff.

2001 - PCHS completes a major renovation of the Bremerton clinic. The facility now offers expanded capacity for medical care and double the capacity for dental care. Administrative offices move to a separate location in downtown Bremerton.

2000 - A total of 15,901 patients receive care through PCHS. This includes 12,433 medical patients, 2,549 dental patients and 2,090 WIC consumers. 

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