A Federally Qualified Community Health Center operating 19 clinics across northern Wisconsin, providing integrated primary, dental, behavioral and specialty care regardless of patients' ability to pay.
NorthLakes Community Clinic is a Federally Qualified Community Health Center founded in 2008 that delivers integrated healthcare across northern Wisconsin. The organisation operates 19 clinics serving 18 communities, employs more than 200 people and reported revenue of $22.8 million. It provides care to patients regardless of their ability to pay, using a sliding fee scale based on income and family size, and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, BadgerCare and most private insurance plans.
Clinical work spans a broad range of services under one integrated model. These include family medicine, dental care, behavioral health, chiropractic services, addiction and recovery programs, massage therapy, nutrition and diabetes care, physical therapy, pediatric therapies, vision care and prescription services. The breadth of disciplines offers nurses exposure to primary care alongside specialty and allied health practice in a single organisation.
As a mission-driven nonprofit and safety net provider, the clinic concentrates on rural communities with limited access to care, working to remove barriers to wellness for underserved populations. Staff work in northern Wisconsin settings where multi-disciplinary collaboration and continuity of care are central to the practice model.
