Columbia Valley Community Health

Our History

On January 11, 1972, a group of 24 concerned citizens gathered in a local restaurant with the common desire to find a way to alleviate the poor health conditions of people living in the service area. They voted to create a nonprofit organization known as the North Central Washington Migrant Health Project to address these health care needs.

On April 1, 1972, they received their first grant of $125,000 to serve Grant, Okanogan, Chelan, and Douglas counties. Early services included screenings by nurses in outreach vans in orchards and along roads. Night clinics were held in borrowed churches and offices by contracting with local physicians.