Who We Are
The Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA) is the voice of 48 member health centers that provide healthcare through over 400 locations across the state and serve
one in every 15 Michigan residents.
ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
At Community Health Centers (CHC), care starts with listening. We take time to get to know our patients – their lives, their needs, and their goals – and we build our care around that. This approach is about something bigger. As the largest primary care network in the country, CHCs are united by a shared commitment to care that’s grounded in relationships. That’s why the care people receive at CHCs feels familiar and personal. It’s care that’s shaped by trust, built on connection, and delivered by a national movement rooted in every community we serve.
ABOUT MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
We advocate to influence and advance health policy in Lansing and Washington, D.C., foster collaboration among health centers and with external partners, and support health centers in the continuous pursuit of high-quality, patient-centered services.
Mission
To ensure the delivery of excellent care that advances health outcomes.
Vision
Everyone has an opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
Driving Principles
Access – We endeavor to expand access and overcome barriers to care, reduce preventable health disparities, and contribute to solutions that improve the health and well-being of the people we serve.
Improvement – We support health centers in the continuous pursuit of high-quality, patient-centered services, the advancement of value-based care, and the resilience and excellence of health center organizations.
Advocacy – We champion policies that support health centers and the health and well-being of the patients and communities they serve.
Collaboration –We bring together member organizations to encourage sharing and learning, and support relationships between health centers and a wide range of partners to further integration and common objectives.
Strategic Plan
Value-Based Care Delivery
Health Information Technology & Data
People, Workforce & Training
Health Center Resilience & Excellence
Government Affairs & Advocacy
Our current strategic plan was developed as a set of high-level, long-range strategic goals organized in five focus areas and spanning a five-year period, October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2028. The plan serves as the center point and guiding strategy of all our efforts with and for our member organizations. We utilize a set of measurable strategic objectives that build toward achieving each of the plan’s strategic goals, and we review and refine those objectives in a strategy meeting each year to celebrate progress, further strategic engagement, and ensure the plan evolves as needed over its five-year lifespan.
Our value-based care delivery efforts focus on improving health outcomes, reducing disparities, supporting health center sustainability, decreasing the total cost of care, and improving the experience of patients and team members. In Health Information Technology and Data, we leverage data and analytics to improve care quality and efficiency, support positive and engaging care delivery experiences for patients and team members, and enable better decision-making supporting value-based care. Through our People, Workforce, and Training focus, we engage health centers in strategies that attract, cultivate, and invest in the people necessary to support their mission and advance health centers as innovative training partners and employers. Our focus on Health Center Resilience and Excellence aims to maintain and grow health centers’ maturity, position for organizational sustainability and financial strength, ensure competitiveness as preferred providers, and champion operational excellence in light of evolving environmental factors. And, through government affairs and advocacy, we work to influence and advance policy that underpins thriving health center services and other resources that support strong health outcomes for the patients and communities health center serve.
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