The Fairfield County Community Health Center provides primary health care services for Fairfield County residents.  The Health Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm by appointment.  There are also evening hours on the first and third Tuesday of the month.  The Health Center sees patients with any chronic illness including diabetes and hypertension, as well as immediate health concerns like sinusitis and intestinal flu.  The Health Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, CareSource and Molina.  The Health Center also accepts self-pay on a sliding fee scale which is based on proof of income and family size. 

The Fairfield Department of Health (FDH) is pleased announce that it has been granted Federally Qualified Health Center “look alike”  (FQHC-LA) status by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  

   Terresa L. Hawthorne, M.D., M.P.H. is the primary care practice physician  for the Health Center.  Dr. Hawthorne comes to the Fairfield Department of Health with a background as a public health physician in Ross County’s Primary Care Clinic.   She is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and has an added Masters in Public Health in Occupational Medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin.  She is Board Certified in General Practice, and is Board Eligible in Preventive and Occupational Medicine.  “This is a wonderful opportunity for me to work in an environment where I can be an advocate for the patient.  The staff here go out of their way for our patients, and treat everyone with care,” says Dr. Hawthorne.

For more information or to make an appointment at the Fairfield County Community Health Center, please call 740-689-6758.