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PHC in the Media
2025
2024
December 1, 2024 The Project at PHC Commemorates World AIDS Day
November 18, 2024 Press Release – Nathan Simpson Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Primary Health Care, Inc.
September 19, 2024 Variety, The Children’s Charity Awards PHC Grant Funding for Autism Testing
September 16, 2024 Press Release – PHC CEO Kelly Huntsman Announces Retirement
May 10, 2024 PHC Celebrates Nurses WeekÂ
January 29, 2024 PHC’s Homeless Support Team & Point in Time Count
2023
November 30, 2023Â PHC recipient of CDC Arthritis Foundation Funding Press Release
November 27, 2023 PHC’s Maternal Health ProgramÂ
October 27, 2023 Congressman Nunn Visits PHC, Announces Nurse Faculty Recruitment Legislation
September 11, 2023Â PHC Awarded $2,000,000 Maternal Health Grant
August 17, 2023 PHC’s The Project Leads Nation in HIV Viral Suppression Rate
June 27, 2023 National HIV Testing Day
June 26, 2023 Project Leaders Share Importance of HIV Testing
March 3, 2023 Health Fair at PHC Marshalltown
January 23, 2023 PHC Hosts Free Vaccine Clinic in Marshalltown
2022
November 30, 2022 Clinicians Prescribing Addiction Medications
October 30, 2022 City Grapples with Growing Homeless Population
October 31, 2022 Here’s What Causes Homelessness in Polk County
November 26, 2022 Polk County Homeless Numbers Continue to Rise
August 29, 2022 PHC Receives $50,000 Grant from Aetna
August 10, 2022 Congresswoman Ashley Hinson Visits PHC Marshalltown
May 19, 2022 Aetna Donate $225,000 to Iowa Community Health Partners
February 13, 2022 PHC Opens New Clinic in MarshalltownÂ
2021
September 29, 2021 PHC Joins Area Health Systems Urging Pregnant Women to Get Covid Vaccine
August 30, 2021 Homeless Support Service Providers Stretched
August 3, 2021 Affordable Housing Crisis
July 30, 2021 Federal Freeze on Evictions Ends Saturday
July 26, 2021 PHC Homeless Support Services & Des Moines Public Library Partner in Outreach Project
June 10, 2021 PHC Selected for Pediatric Learning Collaborative
May 21, 2021 Telligen Recognizes PHC as Statewide Champion for Pandemic Response
May 3, 2021Â Â The Project of PHC Providing At Home HIV Testing
April 30, 2021Â Homeless Outreach Vaccine Clinic
April 22, 2021 PHC Homeless Support and the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Shortage
April 29, 2021 Dental Clinic in Ames Opens to Serve Low-Income Population
February 11, 2021 Covid Vaccine Update from Polk County Healthcare Partners
February 4, 2021 Primary Health Care to Open Dental Clinic in Ames
2020
12.21.2020, Primary Health Care Receives $250,000 from Delta Dental Foundation of Iowa
12.07.2020, Helping the Homeless During the Pandemic
11.10.2020, Trouble Getting a COVID-19 Test? Here are Options
10.15.2020, National Latinx HIV and AIDS Awareness Day on La Que Buena
10.05.2020, COVID-19 Creates Challenges for Testing And Tracing STIs
09.26.2020, Primary Health Care concerned about discount drug program attacks
09.16.2020, Pharmaceutical industry threatens access to prescriptions
09.03.2020, Extensive Screen And Couch Time Could Have Long-Term Impact On Kids’ Health
07.13.2020, Erica Carrick named Executive Director of Operations and Integration
07.07.2020, Simpson Named COO of Primary Health Care
04.07.2020, COVID-19 test offered to patients without all symptoms on case-by-case basis
2019
12.01.2019, World AIDS Day: Des Moines community, The Project raise HIV awareness
12.01.2019 World AIDS Day recognized in Des Moines
12.01.2019 World AIDS Day: Iowans Pay Tribute to Lives Lost
09.26.2019 Primary Health Care receives quality improvement recognition grant
09.08.2019 Congress Should Fund Community Health CentersÂ
08.19.2019 Primary Health Care’s addiction treatment recognized for effectiveness
08.16.2019 Health Officials Say Kids’ Health Documents Should be Updated Before School Starts
08.08.2019 Primary Health Care staff cites continued funding issuesÂ
08.02.2019 Here are eight innovative programs making a difference in Iowa’s addiction crisis
06.27.2019 Metro health agency offers free testing on National HIV Testing Day
06.27.2019Â East Side wellness center to be named in honor of Harkin
05.30.2019 Local Primary Health Care Dental Clinic expands pediatric dentistry
05.28.2019 On the Rise: Bernadette Beck
05.08.2019 Primary Health Care’s expanded MAT training tackles addiction on all fronts
04.17.2019 Primary Health Care receives national recognition from CMS
04.14.2019Â On the Rise: Heidi Shreck
04.12.2019 Engebretsen to step down from CMO role at Primary Health Care
03.18.2019, On the Rise: Becky Johnson
03.06.2019, Iowa Finance Authority awards $5.2M toward affordable housing
03.04.2019, On the Rise: Amanda Larsen
02.20.2019, Ridley named emerging leader in community health
02.16.2019, CenteringPregnancy prenatal care puts moms in charge
02.16.2019, Mary Greeley awarded grant to help local agencies promote nutrition and food security
02.13.2019, Primary Health Care opens new clinic
02.06.2019, Primary Health Care partners with EMBARC for interpretation program
02.29.2019, Primary Health Care to open wellness center at East Side Clinic
Archived Media
05.23.2018, When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
ACA Enrollment Assistance Available at PHC
Farm to Clinic Award PHC Opens Wellness Center
Becky Johnson Named HIV Clinical Director
Dr. Bery Engebretsen Named Chief Visionary Officer
06.03.18 Press Release: Prairie Meadow Awards PHC Community Betterment Grant
06.23.18 PHC’s Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction Featured in New York Times,
05.14.18 Press Release: PHC Set to Honor Polk County Board of Supervisors at Annual Event
04.27.18 PHC’s Dr. Alan Bollinger featured on “Surviving Bad” with Peter Komendowski
01.10.18 Video Stream Town Hall Meeting: Opioid Epidemic and Its Impact on Story County
01.05.18 KHOI Radio Panel Discussion on the Opioid Epidemic
07.07.17 Press Release: National Health Center Week is Coming Up!
07.2017 Dr. Nicole Gastala Published in ‘Annals of Family Medicine’
06.27.17 National HIV Testing Day, KCCI News
06.2017 How Des Moines & Polk County Achieved an End to Veteran Homelessness
05.15.17 Press Release: Primary Leaders in Health Awards to Honor Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
03.30.17 Press Release: PHC Now Providing Title X Services for Marshalltown & Surrounding Communities
01.27.17 Press Release: ACA Enrollment Assistance Available at Primary Health Care
01.06.17 Opioid Crisis and Epidemic, New York Times
07.21.16 PHC Story County Clinic’s “Farm to Clinic” Highlighted in Ames Tribune
07.07.16 Press Release: PHC Provider, Nicole Gastala M.D. Published in Health Affairs Journal
07.06.16 Press Release: PHC Named 1 of 6 Safety Net Providers to Share in SNAC $500,000 Grant
02.16.19 CenteringPregnancy prenatal care puts moms in charge
02.16.19 Â Mary Greeley awarded grant to help local agencies promote nutrition and food security
02.13.19 Primary Health Care opens new clinic
02.6.19 Primary Health Care partners with EMBARC for interpretation program
01.29.19 Primary Health Care to open wellness center at East Side Clinic
06.23.18Â Â When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
07.20.16Â Local clinic runs weekly low-cost farmers market
04.10.16 PHC CEO on “This Week in Iowa”, Navigating the Medicaid Transition to Managed Care
04.05.16 Press Release: PHC Stands Ready to Help Iowa Medicaid Patients
01.2016 PHC Medical Partner for Clinic at Scavo High School, Â DMPS Blog
12.2015 PHC CEO Kelly Huntsman – Polk County Housing Authority Newsletter
11.2015 Primary Health Care – Raising Central Iowans Out of Poverty, Des Moines Register
11.18.15 The Project’s Greg Gross on WHO- TV
01.2014 Centralized Intake Launch is a Success, Mid Iowa Health Foundation Report
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