“Health care is a right and not a privilege”, is a statement echoed repeatedly in the past years.  But today it still rings “false” for the indigent and uninsured.  Covenant House Health Services, however, remains committed to providing equal access and a range of basic services, regardless of the ability to pay.  Fragmented health care is incompatible with the needs of the twenty-first   century, especially for the indigent population.

Resources must be used wisely, and patient care viewed by the providers as holistic for the patient, and not directed solely along traditional lines.  The challenge of delivering high quality, comprehensive care in an era of shrinking resources has led us to develop community-oriented programs, with focus on coordinated care for the family.  As a major health care resource in Northwest Philadelphia since 1964, we constantly battle the issue of healthcare costs and healthcare growth, and the current inequities in the system.  Our meaningful dialogue with the Germantown community helps assure that our Center is responsive to their needs by developing programs that minimize disease and social disintegration, and promote the respect needed to change life-styles.  Although we provide treatment where needed, our driving force is prevention.  Covenant House Health Services will continue to strive to obtain resources to provide quality primary care to all in need.