About Community First Health Centers
Since 1975, Community First Health Centers (formerly Downriver Community Services) has provided primary care services to the St. Clair County and Macomb County areas. We make every effort to ensure that all of your medical needs are met. We offer a wide range of health care services for every person at any age or stage. We are more than just a primary care and family medical center. We work tirelessly to integrate all of your health care needs into our programs and provide an environment to promote whole health management.
We are a community health center that is fully stocked with state-of-the-art equipment, from digital imaging systems, to on-site lab services, to our patient portal. We receive additional funding from outside sources that allows us to provide many additional services not traditionally provided by primary care offices, like our ability to offer a reduced-rate Sliding Fee Program for the uninsured or underinsured and to offer a healthcare program that works to provide free healthcare to the homeless community.
We make every effort to ensure that all the needs of each patient we serve are met, and we work earnestly to coordinate care with other service providers where necessary.
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Quality
- Community Focus
We provide high-quality, patient-centered health care that is respectful, compassionate and accessible to all members of our community.
Community First Health Centers will be recognized as an outstanding employer and provider offering comprehensive, integrated health and human services with an innovative and dynamic approach to improving the quality of life for our community.
At Community First Health Centers, our mission is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that is respectful, compassionate, and accessible to everyone in our community. To achieve this, we need your feedback to understand what we’re doing well and where we can improve.
We invite our patients and their families to share their experiences with us through our patient satisfaction and experience surveys. Your insights are invaluable in helping us enhance care for all our patients.
For our Medical Centers and Dental Clinics, we partner with Press Ganey to administer these surveys. After your visit, you may receive a survey link via text or email. If you prefer not to participate, you can easily opt out by replying "Help" and then "Stop" to the text, or by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email.
We encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the patient satisfaction survey. Your feedback is completely confidential, and while your ratings and comments may appear on our website, all information will remain anonymous—no patient names or contact details will be shared.
For other programs and services, we conduct internal surveys, which also include opt-out instructions.
Thank you for helping us improve our care!
A community-based Board of Directors governs Community First Health Centers. These voluntary non-compensated members of our community donate their time and effort to ensure the organization's core values, mission, and vision are followed. Current members of the Board are as follows:
Board of Directors
- President
- Laurie Huff
- President Elect
- Debi Schroeder
- Treasurer
- Rev. Alan Schwieger
- Secretary
- Julie Boscaglia
- Members
- Angela DeLaere
- Kim Farris
- Cheryl Hollingsworth
- Shirley Hunter
- David Meldrum
- John Parsons
- Carolyn Powell
- Debi Schroeder
- Luis Zaldana
Community First Health Centers is a private, nonprofit organization recognized as exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Community First Health Centers' mission is to provide high-quality, patient centered healthcare that is respectful, compassionate & accessible to all members of our community.
Community First Health Centers may take positions on or advocate with regard to public policy issues pertinent to its mission, consistent with the requirements of applicable Federal and state law. However, Community First Health Centers conducts all of its activities in an entirely nonpartisan manner. Community First Health Centers may acknowledge the elected officials who support us, but we do not endorse, support, or oppose candidates for public office, nor do we intervene in any election on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate or political party.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, and reprisal. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to:
USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Writes
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410
Washington, DC 20250-94102
Or call toll-free at (866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-
8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is an
equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Community First Health Centers | Grievance Process
It is the policy of Community First Health Centers not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Any person who believes she or he has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability is encouraged to report it to the USDA, and/or to Community First Health Centers. To file a grievance directly with Community First Health Centers, please call 586-270-8055 and request to speak to the Compliance Officer.
