ver the last decade, nearly every state has enacted a series of efforts to make private health insurance more available and more affordable. These initiatives have focused on three problems in the health-care system. First, employers in the small-business community often cannot afford to provide health insurance to their employees. Second, the employees in these companies generally earn too little to purchase their own health-insurance policies. Third, persons with high-cost medical needs are often excluded from the individual insurance market even if they can afford a relatively high premium.

All of these problems have impacted the residents of Crook County and central Oregon. Ochoco Community Clinic is located in an area beset by multiple social and economic problems. Among the most serious problems are high unemployment, inadequate housing, inadequate transportation, language barriers and other problems associated with poverty.

In addressing these challenges, Ochoco Community Clinic provides a broad array of services including primary care, mental health, dental and prenatal services for patients of all ages. And, most importantly, we may be able to provide these services at a cost to you which is a fraction of the cost charged by other health-care providers.

Here is a sampling of the services we provide:

Acute care
Preventative care
Chronic disease management
Prenatal care
Women’s health services
Laboratory services
Coordination of inpatient care with Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Referrals
Patient pharmacy assistance
Interpretation (Spanish)
Behavioral health services
Psychiatric medication management
Oregon Health Plan enrollment assistance

You are highly encouraged to call us or to stop by our facility in Prineville. Our professional, bilingual staff will answer any question you might have.