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Our History
WNCCHS History:
1993, a group of community activists, led by Carlos Gomez, Minnie Jones, and Dr. Polly Ross, formed a non-governmental organization that met the definition of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
April of 1994: Opened the Kenilworth Wellness Center (a day health program for persons with AIDS) at the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, Asheville, NC.
1995: Received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act (then Ryan White Care Act), to provide comprehensive HIV medical care to persons living in the seventeen westernmost counties of NC.
1996: Opened the Minnie Jones Family Health Center in the Pisgah View Apartments-Buncombe County's largest public housing development.
1998: Inaugurated the Ridgelawn Health Center, a newly built, 4,000 square feet clinic in West Asheville. We opened our services to all persons - regardless of diagnosis.
2002: Obtained designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike.
2007: Obtained designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center funding from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care.
2010: Entered into a partnership with Buncombe County government to provide comprehensive primary health and oral health care to low-income County residents. Moved into the Minnie Jones Health Center, 257 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
2016: Achieved Patient Center Medical Home certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This designation demonstrated WNCCHS commitment to providing high quality primary care for our patients.