Melanie Fuentes

Hudson River HealthCare, Inc. (HRHCare)

Founded over 40 years ago as a Federally Qualified Health Center, HRHCare Community Health is one of the nation's largest community health providers. The HRHCare network of 28 health centers throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island provides affordable, accessible care to over 175,000 patients through more than 650,000 visits annually. Our 350 primary care practitioners and 700 specialists and support staff have made HRHCare a destination for convenient, high-quality care for all. HRHCare is the first choice for health care providers and administrative staff, passionate about community health, who thrive in a fast-paced, diverse, socially responsible, mission-driven culture. HRHCare has a profound commitment to the communities it serves and works to improve community health through partnerships and collaborations with local community leaders, businesses, social service agencies, housing organizations, food banks, agricultural worker alliances and other local stakeholders. HRHCare believes if it wants to ensure quality care for its patients, it should ensure quality pay for its staff, which is why it provides a minimum living wage of $15 an hour for all employees. As HRHCare has grown it has retained its core values of community and compassion. HRHCare provides comprehensive services to anyone who walks through our doors. HRHCare health centers provide primary and preventive treatment including, but not limited to: adult and pediatric care; obstetrical and gynecological care; dental services; behavioral health ; nutrition counseling; HIV care; health education; and a full complement of outreach, translation, transportation, benefits counseling and health insurance enrollment assistance. Excelling in patient care, our network has received the Gold Seal of approval from the Joint Commission, the highest level of Patient Centered Medical Home recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and is a designated Planetree affiliate.