The Longview Wellness Center is under the direct authority of a Board of Directors, consisting of eleven members of different ethnic backgrounds and professions. All contracted services are under the governance, administration, clinical management and quality assurance of the board and the Executive Director, Mark Young, who serves as the Board’s agent. Dr. John Kirk, F.A.C.O.G. serves as the Medical Director of the Center and provides leadership and management for all health center clinicians both paid and contractual.
Longview Wellness Center administration is dedicated to the highest level of performance, and pursues an internal mission to serve and support all operations of the clinic. The Center has worked to develop a comprehensive system of care that includes maternal health, family planning, gynecology, pediatrics, general medicine, mental health and dental healthcare services; in addition to our abstinence, prevention & intervention education and counseling, housing, healthy marriage, 60+ and WIC programs. The Center’s administrative staff work in partnership with medical staff to provide excellent service and meet the needs of the patient, funding sources and all other stakeholders. The Center was the first health and human service provider in the area to focus on recruiting bilingual staff members, and thus has created a patient base that is 34% Hispanic.
The Longview Wellness Center has developed programming dedicated to serving all people of the region regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
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