NEWS
2011 Food Drive Update
This year’s food drive was a huge success. Together all three sites raised almost 4 TONS of food!
Donations from local communities poured into donation boxes placed in our communities. Employees from all three sites worked diligently to gather food and monetary donations. Many employees worked on their own time to deliver, pick up, and gather food and donations. Monies gathered from dress down days were used to help local families in need this Christmas Season.
Despite early worries that donations would be down, we actually saw in increase from last year. Many local families have said that they are struggling to put food on their own tables this year and had no extra to give. We have also seen an increase in people passing through the clinic in Laurel Fork requesting food and have heard from local food banks that there have been large increases in the number of people coming in for help. We hope that the donations that we were able to gather will help our local families be able to have some warm meals and give them the assurance that people care about their well-being.
Donations were distributed to the following food pantries and backpack programs:
Food Banks
Harris Chapel UMC, Meadows of Dan
Red Cross of Galax
Patrick County Food Bank, Stuart
Hostel Homeless Shelter, Galax
Victory Way Baptist Church, Hillsville
St. James UMC, Ferrum
New River Community Action, Floyd
Plenty Food Bank, Floyd
Back Pack Programs
Hillsville Elementary
Meadows of Dan Elementary
St. Paul Elementary
Fancy Gap Elementary
Blue Ridge Elementary
Many thanks to those who have put in countless hours to make this year’s food drive a success.
This beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky over the Laurel Fork site
on December 22nd. Gorgeous!
Tri-Area Community Health Centers celebrated National Community Health Center Week in August with lots of activities at each site.
The Ferrum site sponsored it's 3rd Annual Community Health Fair with lots of good food, free blood screeningsand a Teddy Bear Drive to benefit the local volunteer rescue squad and fire department.
The Floyd site had a great turn out for their kid's day. There were bouncey houses, games, free hotdogs and blood testing. There were lots of prizes and music provided by local youngsters was enjoyed by all.
The Laurel Fork site celebrated with a Patient Appreciation Day. There was free food, blood testing and an American Red Cross Blood Mobile.
Thanks to all who helped to make this year a huge success!
Tri-Area Community Health Center at Laurel Fork is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Melody Counts to their staff. Dr. Counts is originally from Russell County, Virginia, where her parents still live. She attended the University of Virginia for undergraduate and medical school. She then traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she completed her family medicine internship and residency at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Dr. Counts enjoys working in community health centers in rural areas. She is married to Clint Thompson, a Louisiana native, and they have a 3 1/2 month old daughter. Dr. Counts is an animal lover who also enjoys reading. She is excited to be returning to Virginia to practice.
Tri-Area Community Health Center at Laurel Fork is a member of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association and offers complete comprehensive health care for all ages. Dr. Counts will join the other providers at Tri-Area including Dr. Glen Tate, Dr. Steven Huff, Jennifer Bennett, a Certified Family Nurse practitioner and Jacki Webb, a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Tri-Area receives a yearly grant from the federal government to supply health care to the uninsured and underinsured in Carroll, Patrick and Floyd Counties. In 2010 Tri-Area Community Health Center at Laurel Fork provided over $330,000 in healthcare, pharmacy and dental benefits to our Sliding Scale patients and a total of nearly 1.2 million dollars in free medications through the Medication Assistance Program at Tri-Area Community Pharmacy. The clinic also accepts Medicare, Virginia Medicaid and most other major insurances such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Dr. Counts will begin seeing patients at the office located at 14558 Danville Pike in Laurel Fork on Monday, April 11, 2011. Appointments can be made by calling the health center at 276-398-2292
Tri-Area Community Health Center will hold an open house on Sunday, June 13th from 2:30 – 4:30 at the newly constructed Tri-Area Community Health Center at Floyd, located at 140 Christiansburg Pike. The public is invited to share in the celebration.
We are almost there... Construction is almost complete at our new Floyd site located at 140 Christiansburg Pike in Floyd. After a few delays due to the cold and snowy weather we have moved our opening date mid February. Watch this website and the local papers for an exact date. We are very excited about this new facility and are thankful for the opportunity to expand and serve the citizens of Floyd and surrounding areas. Please call our office Monday – Friday to schedule an appointment for you or your loved one.
Construction on our new facility in Floyd Virginia is progressing on scheduleConstruction on our new facility in Floyd Virginia is progressing on schedule. Despite several rainy days construction has moved along nicely. Currently, the building is under roof and interior walls are in place. We are looking forward to a grand opening in January 2010!
Congressman Tom Perriello visits Tri-Area Community Health Center in Ferrum Congressman Tom Perriello made a visit to Tri-Area Community Health Center in Ferrum on May 26th. His visit came in correlation with the announcement of legislation he has proposed for Veterans to be seen at community health centers and to be able to receive their veterans benefits there. The congressman's visit included a meet and greet with members of our staff, patients and representatives from both the Virginia Association of Community Health Centers and Ferrum College. We talked extensively about the need for and benefits of a community health center in Ferrum and surrounding communities.Our thanks goes out to Congressman Perriello for his visit and his genuine concern for the people in his district.