A Community-Focused Health Care Organization

Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. (DVCH) is a private, non-profit organization which delivers community based, culturally competent, primary medical, dental and behavioral health care services to patients whether or not they have medical insurance. For over 40 years, DVCH has been the safety net provider for Latino and African- American communities in North Philadelphia.

DVCH currently operates six Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Fairmount Primary Care Center (and its three satellite centers); Maria de los Santos Health Center, Norristown Regional Health Center; and Parkview Health Center. At all of our health centers the physicians, dentists, midlevel providers, nurses, social workers, counselors, health educators and support staff work together to improve the health status of our patients and communities.

DVCH patients are encouraged to share comments and concerns about the quality of healthcare that they receive at any of our health centers by contacting management or the Joint Commission on Health Care - Ambulatory Division. Please see the patient rights tab for more information.

DVCH and its health centers are a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).

News

Delaware Vallley Community Health receives grant from Independence Blue Cross Foundation

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation recently announced that Delaware Valley Community Health was named as one of the health care organizations who receivied grants from their Blue Safety Net Initiative. "We are proud to support these clinics, which for many people is their only source of primary care," said foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake. The regular treatments and check-ups they receive keep them out of the emergency rooms and help them avoid very costly specialty care that is often needed when chronic conditions, like diabetes or heart disease, go untreated. Supporting clinics not only keeps people well and out of the ER, but it also saves our region millions of dollars by preventing unnecessary and expensive care."

Delaware Valley Community Health (DVCH) offers Seasonal Flu Clinics & Schedule

Getting a flu shot often protects you from coming down with the flu. And while the flu shot doesn't always provide total protection, it's worth getting. Influenza is a respiratory infection that can cause serious complications, particularly to young children and older adults. Flu shots are the most effective way to prevent influenza and its complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that everyone 6 months of age or older be vaccinated annually against influenza. Vaccination is especially important for people at high risk including: pregnant women, older adults and young children. Chronic medical conditions can also increase your risk of influenza complications. Examples include: asthma, and obesity. Don't get a flu shot if you: Have had a bad reaction to the vaccine in the past, are allergic to chicken eggs or have a fever that day. The flu vaccine can't give you the flu. But you might develop flu-like symptoms — despite getting a flu shot — for a variety of reasons. DVCH is offering flu vaccinations through regularly scheduled doctors visits and mobile clinics at their Maria de los Santos and Fairmount Primary Care Centers.
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