Welcome to the West Virginia Division of Primary Care

The mission of the Division of Primary Care is to improve the quality and accessibility of health care for every West Virginian, regardless of their ability to pay.  The Division of Primary Care provides advocacy, quality assurance, technical assistance, other program services, and funding to community-based health care organizations which include:

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
• Federally designated Community Health Centers (CHC)
• Community-based Rural Health Centers (RHC)
• Organizations designated to receive Federal 330 funding
• Federal Black Lung Clinics Program (WVBLCP)
• School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) Free Clinics (Health Rights)

Working with State and Federal entities, the Division of Primary Care provides funding and professional support to 34 community-based Primary Care Center organizations.  These organizations fund another 72 satellite clinics for a total of 106 healthcare sites.   Also, 14 of the Primary Care organizations operate more than 37 School-Based Health Clinics (serving 49 schools in 19 counties).   This division also provides support and funding to 8 Black Lung Clinics Programs at 17 sites, and 11 urban Free Clinics for the indigent.