Annie R. Neasman

The Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. (JTCHC), is a Florida 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center, which has been serving Miami-Dade County since 1967. The target population is the uninsured, underinsured, 95% of which live at or below the Federal Poverty Level of 200%. JTCHC served its first patients from a trailer. Now, forty (40) years after its founding, JTCHC owns and operates sixteen (16) facilities, including six(6) Comprehensive Primary Care centers, twenty (20) school-based centers, and other medical facilities. The ethnic make-up of the service area varies significantly and to meet this challenge, JTCHC has taken a proactive role by adopting the Culturally, Linguistically Appropriate Standards(CLAS) model of cultural proficiency. Multicultural, Multilingual, and multidisciplinary staff of approximately 250 service a very diverse population of 28,000 clients who make more than 111,000 visits annually. JTCHC's medical staff includes 27 physicians, dentists, and nurse practitioners, and more than 80% are board-certified. With many more services available via referral, JTCHC is able to provide virtually seamless comprehensive primary care through contracts and business associate agreements.

South Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc. provides health care services for people with mental disorders and addiction problems. The firm develops, implements, and refines a coordinated system of behavioral health care within the community that enhances prevention, treatment and recovery services for those at risk of or who are suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.