Message From the CEO
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
-Mr. Charles White-
Greetings and welcome to Franklin Primary Health Center Inc.’s website. At Franklin, it is our mission to be a caring, compassionate and a viable community health center. Striving to proactively improving the lives of those we serve by providing accessible, affordable, quality and comprehensive health services.
We are proud to provide you with this introduction to Franklin through our website. For over 40 years Franklin has specialized in providing affordable, comprehensive primary and preventative care services to everyone regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
Franklin is a 501-C3 local and community-owned private not-for-profit corporation financed by Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance payments as well as federal, state and local contributions. We have a dynamic Board of Directors and nearly 285 professional employees, including over 46 highly trained providers including board certified/board eligible physicians, dentists, optometrists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, etc.
In 1998, we were the first community health center in the state of Alabama to become accredited by the Joint Commission and today we are the only center in the State and one of the few in the country that are accredited by both the Joint Commission and NCQA (Nation Committee for Quality Assurance). We are certified as a level III PCMH (Primary Care Medical Home). Franklin is truly making a difference in the health status of persons in Mobile, Baldwin, Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties.
We hope you will visit our website often as we will be adding new and exciting information each month.