About Hyndman Area Health Center
This clinic operates under a SLIDING SCALE model.This means that it MAY NOT be free depending on your income.You will be required to prove financial need in order to receive free services or services at a reduced cost.In order to get more information on this clinic, click on the icons below. You may be required to join for free in order to access full contact information.
Mission:
To provide quality, affordable medical and dental services as an Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for Bedford County and the region for both the insured and uninsured.
Medical: Providers on the health care team at Hyndman Area Health Center are ready to accept new patients and coordinate primary and preventive medical care for everyone in the family. Dr. Stephen C Love is the medical director and is trained to treat a variety of medical problems in patient of all ages. Dr. Victor R. Felipa is an internal medicine provider who treats patients age 13 and older. Timothy Purdy, CRNP is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner that treats patients of all ages. Elizabeth Claar, PA-C is a Physician's Assistant that treats patients of all ages.
Dental: Dr. Ryan Pensyl is the dental director, who performs general dentistry and preventive dental care procedures. This includes restoration and extractions, root canals, crowns, bridges and dentures. Registered Dental Hygienist Lindsay Robinson, assists with soft tissue management, cleanings and applying sealants (a protective covering on children's teeth). Dental is currently only available in our Hyndman office.
Counseling services are provided by Teresa Steele, LCSW on a weekly basis. If you or a family member are having family or marital problems, problems controlling habits or any type of emotional problems, call to schedule an appointment in our Hyndman office.
Laboratory services: Lab tests that are processed at the health center include blood sugar, hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1C, urine pregnancy, urinalysis, and rapid strep. More complicated tests are sent out to a laboratory. Some tests can take several days, and Pap smears may take up to 10 days to process.
Sliding Fee Discount is offered for those who qualify. Based on your family size and income, you may qualify for a discount of 60 to 90 percent of fees charged for medical services and up to 50 percent on covered dental and counseling services. Some minimal charges to the patient apply at each visit. This discount applies to almost all services, but there are a few exceptions. Insurance carriers are billed first; then the discount applies to any remaining balance.
If you are interested, print out the application now, complete it, and mail or bring it in prior to your appointment. You must provide proof of income to be considered. The information is confidential. Those who receive the discount are required to reapply one year afterward or whenever changes occur in income or family size.
Patient Medication Assistance Program is a program for our patients in coordination with Pharmaceutical companies that help to provide patients with available medications at no cost to them. Medications are limited to pharmaceutical programs availability and income guidelines. Please inquire at your appointment.
340b Prescription Program is a federal program that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care centers. HAHC has teamed up with The Medicine Shoppe of Sandy Lake, PA to offer a mail order prescription program for our patients. For self-pay and sliding fee patients this program can greatly reduce the cost of prescribed medications. This program accepts most insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare and also has the $4.00 prescriptions. Please inquire at your appointment for more information.
Since this is a sliding fee scale clinic, we have provided the Federal Poverty Guidelines below. Visit the Hyndman Area Health Center website listed above to see what the level is needed for free care.
Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2023
| Persons In Family Household | Poverty Guideline Salary per year |
|---|
| 1 | $14,580 |
| 2 | $19,720 |
| 3 | $24,860 |
| 4 | $30,000 |
| 5 | $35,140 |
| 6 | $40,280 |
| 7 | $45,420 |
| 8 | $50,560 |
For Households with more than 8 persons, add $4,480 for each additional person.
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get reduced or free services from some clinics, they use a sliding fee scale based on your income.When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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