| The South King County region has a significant population that is
at or near the poverty level and does not have access to medical care.
Due to the lack of medical facilities in the area, the residents of
the SeaTac community need to travel to surrounding communities to receive
medical care. This is a hardship due to the time and cost of travel.
Community Health Centers of King County (CHCKC), a non-profit corporation, will
lease space in the new Community Services Building and will offer medical care
close to where much of the underserved population live. Additionally, it will
be on the bus line so access will be more convenient for those without adequate
transportation. This clinic will provide the full range of family medical services and will be available by appointment. CHCKC will help clients through
the necessary paperwork to receive low and no cost medical care. | |
| The Community Health Clinic will be the first of its kind in the
City of SeaTac. As a non-profit health care provider, CHCKC focuses
much of its care toward low income, non-or under-insured, and Medicaid
patients as well as the general population. It will operate six
days a week.
All of the services the clinic will provide have been noted as
important deficiencies in South King County and need to be addressed.
This information is documented in studies carried out by King County
United Way and the City of SeaTac Human Services Plan. Lutheran
Community Services agrees that this important gap in services is
one that fits with the mission to partner with communities for
health, justice and hope.
CHCKC will lease 4,000 square feet of space from LCS. This will
give CHCKC the necessary space to provide medical services. This
lease income will provide a steady revenue stream. This revenue
will assist in providing a solid base for the long-term operation
of the community services building.
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