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Affordable Health Care - Quick Overview
We believe that every person deserves access to health care. Part of our mission is to provide affordable, accessible health care for the people in our neighborhoods.
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How You Can Help
We use gifts of money to provide discounted medical care for people who are unemployed or uninsured.
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special programs
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More Than Money
At Maple City Health Care Center, low-income people who have no insurance are eligible for sliding fee discounts. Some families pay no more than 10% of the cost of their health care.
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New Leaf
Two nurses invented a program to help people in our neighborhood live healthier lives.
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Pregnancy Circle Groups
Pregnancy Circle Group is a method of providing prenatal health care based on the interaction of a group of expecting parents.
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stories
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Break the Rules and Bust the Budget
by James Nelson Gingerich
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The Doctor Gets a Shot
Lois is a patient in her forties. She doesn’t mince words, uses language you wouldn’t call “polite,” sometimes expects special treatment, and always calls me “Honey.” She has a number of chronic conditions, and we see quite a bit of her at the health care center.
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The Hug
Prior to the election in 2008, Maple City Health Care Center registered new voters. We put up signs in our waiting lobby and we used our digital signage system to encourage people to register. All the signs and the registration forms were in both Spanish and English. Our front desk folks asked each patient if they were interested in registering or needed to change their address.
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The Transformation
by James and Barb Nelson Gingerich
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news releases
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Healthy Living Group
Goshen, Indiana – At Maple City Health Care Center, a group of people have replaced diets, stress, and worry with something more fun.
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Maple City's 20th Birthday
Twenty years ago, on February 20, 1989, Maple City Health Care Center opened our doors to help our first patient.
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talks
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Being Transformed - A Journey Toward Health
A speech by Maple City Health Care Center's founder about how Christian values have influenced the work and structure of the Center.
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Freed from Slavery to the Fear of Death
A speech by Maple City Health Care Center's founder about how focusing on mission and vision helps free us from the fear of institutional death and how we can trust our organization's future to God’s provision and protection.
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FAQs
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How can my community create something like MCHCC?
Maple City Health Care Center cannot be franchised or copied because we are the result of a unique (particular) collaboration with our community. We believe, however, that our mistakes and successes may help your collaboration with your community. We offer this web site with the hope that our journey, our experiment, will benefit yours.
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How does MCHCC adapt to different cultures in the community?
Our adaptation relies on relationships. We listen carefully to our patients. Patients from different cultures serve on our Board of Directors. We invest in adapting to languages because we believe that every person has the right to health care in her or his preferred language.
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How do sliding fees work?
We inform each patient about the sliding fee program. Patients may apply for sliding fees by providing an indication of their income. We review a patient's income annually.
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How is MCHCC different from a private practice?
We are incorporated as a non-profit. Our Board (mostly patients) "owns" the Center.
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testimonials
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Feeling Queasy
I am a patient at Maple City Health Care Center, a volunteer and past employee. I am writing this letter to share with you how much MCHCC has impacted my life as well as the lives of many others in this community.
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Like a Queen
For a long time, I enjoyed good health, but then my health deteriorated. I had a hard time working. I was alone because my husband and I were separated.
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links
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Elkhart Truth - Affordablity
A newspaper article about Maple City Health Care Center's strategies for affordable high quality health care.
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Elkhart Truth - More Than Money
A newspaper article about the More Than Money program.
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PBS Religion and Ethics
A TV program which includes an interview with Dr. James Nelson Gingerich. The program was titled "Church Aid in Elkhart" and aired on the PBS show Religion and Ethics on April 17, 2009.
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