The Fairfield Community Health Center provides primary health care services for Fairfield County residents.  The Health Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8 am to 4 pm, Tuesday from 8 am to 5 pm, and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. The Health Center is closed everyday from 11:45 - 12:45.  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 to announce that it has been granted full Federally Qualified Health Center  (FQHC) status by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. (HRSA). 

  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 at the Ross County Primary Care Clinic.   She is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and has an added Masters Degree in Public Health and 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.

Bernadette Anderson, M.D., M.P.H, pictured at right, is Board Certified in Family Practice, and works on Fridays in the primary care clinic and in women’s health services.

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