April 20, 2019

Fetter Health Care Network expands school-based program

Charleston SC –

Fetter Health Care Network continues serving the community through its partnership with Charleston County School District, continually offering a variety of healthcare services, including dental, to students within local schools: Baptist Hill Middle High School in Hollywood, Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science in North Charleston and Minnie Hughes Elementary School in Hollywood.

“Our students will greatly benefit from Fetter’s additional services that focus on school-age children,” said Vanessa P. Brown, Baptist Middle High School principal. “So many of our students have limited access to quality, affordable care, and we are so thrilled to be able to grant them this service with the Fetter Health Care Network.”

Fetter’s clinical providers work alongside nursing, case management and support staff to provide basic primary care, comprehensive dental services, screenings, immunizations, and referrals to students and staff.

“We are delighted to expand our efforts through our school-based programs that help the future of our communities: our children,” said Aretha R. Jones Powers, CEO of Fetter Health Care Network. “We want to help them succeed by providing accessible quality healthcare.”

To learn more about Fetter Health Care Network’s school-based programs, contact Fetter’s team at 843-722-4112.

March 20, 2019

Fetter Health Care Network receives official Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition

Charleston, SC

Fetter Health Care Network, a Federally Qualified Health Center with over 20 locations throughout the Lowcountry, has officially received recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).

“We are thrilled to be acknowledged by NCQA’s PCMH Recognition program,” said Aretha R. Jones Powers, CEO of Fetter Health Care Network. “Not only will it enable us to continue to provide affordable quality healthcare to our patients, but it will also help us improve the patient experience and develop more meaningful relationships with those that we serve in our communities.”

Fetter Health Care Network received recognition by demonstrating satisfactory performance in having team-based care and practice, knowing and managing patients, having patient-centered access and continuity, practicing care management and support, ensuring care coordination and care transitions, and consistently measuring performance and improving quality.

“When you choose a Patient-Centered Medical Home, you can count on receiving comprehensive care services that are fully focused on the patient from a strong team of providers,” said Ms. Powers. “A PCMH also delivers care that is accessible to patients and centers must demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement to continually strive to provide the best care possible. Our mission and values here at Fetter mirror those of the PCMH Recognition program and we are thankful for this accreditation.”

NCQA’s PCMH program is the most widely-adopted evaluation program in the country, with approximately 13,000 practices recognized. The patient-centered medical home model of care has been research-proven to enhance both patient and staff satisfaction while reducing healthcare costs. More than insurance providers support NCQA recognition.

To learn more about Fetter Health Care Network, its locations and its services, visit FetterHealthCare.org.

March 20, 2019

Fetter Health Care Network launches campaign commemorating 52 nd year of serving the Lowcountry

Charleston, SC –Fetter Health Care Network, a nonprofit healthcare organization that serves patients throughout the Lowcountry, launched its “Fetter is Here” campaign in February 2019, commemorating its 52 years of service to the area.

“We are pleased to share our campaign with the communities that we serve throughout Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties,” said Aretha R. Jones Powers, CEO of Fetter Health Care Network. “We want our neighbors and friends here in the Lowcountry to know that ‘Fetter is Here,’ and not just in a physical sense. We are here to provide compassionate, accessible and affordable quality health care to our patients, regardless of their ability to pay.”

Fetter was initially established in 1967 under the auspices of the Medical University of South Carolina in to provide comprehensive health care services to Charleston’s low-income community. The health care network now serves patients throughout Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties at more than 20 different sites, including 11 locations that are open year-round and additional seasonal sites.

“We are thankful to have made great strides in expanding our care and services in 2018 through the opening of our Rose D. Gibbs, MD Family Health Center in Moncks Corner, our Thaddeus J. Bell, MD Family Health Center in Summerville, and new pharmacies at several locations,” said Powers. “With this new year, we are delighted to launch our mobile dental unit along with several other initiatives that will continue to expand our offerings here in the Lowcountry.” To learn more about Fetter Health Care Network, its locations and its services, visit FetterHealthCare.org.