Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our families, friends, and neighbors. Outer Cape Health Services recognizes that we live in a special community where people care about and depend on one another. Quality healthcare for all is a critical part of that caring.
Our Mission: To provide high quality, accessible comprehensive healthcare for residents and visitors to the Lower and Outer Cape. As a not-for-profit community health center, our mission is to provide high quality, accessible healthcare services to residents and visitors to the Lower and Outer Cape. Founded in 1987 through the merger of Health Associates of Provincetown (established in 1972) and the AIM Medical Center in Wellfleet (established in 1966), Outer Cape Health Services has a long history of successful growth and expansion in pursuit of this mission. In 1996, Outer Cape Health signed a non-exclusive affiliation agreement with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
In 2001, Outer Cape Health Services was awarded accreditation with high marks from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Significantly, we are the only comprehensive primary care provider on Cape Cod with this special JCAHO accreditation. In both 2004 and 2007 we were reaccredited and are actively preparing for our next JCAHO accreditation visit in 2010.
The Provincetown and Wellfleet health centers offer comprehensive services including primary care, family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, senior care, women's services, teen clinic, HIV-related services, family planning, minor surgery, nutritional counseling, laboratory and x-ray. In addition, Outer Cape Health provides extensive outreach and support services through the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) nutrition program and through Healthy Connections, which helps uninsured people with publicly funded health insurance and social services programs.
We are proud of our vital and fulfilling mission to provide capable, compassionate healthcare to those who live in and visit the eight towns of the Lower and Outer Cape. Every year approximately 10,000 people turn to us for care and, regardless of their ability to pay, we meet their primary, preventive and urgent healthcare needs.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 02050-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
