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to the Ben Archer Health Center Website.
About Us
Accredidation | Mission Statement | Services Provided | Funding and Support | Board of Directors
Accredidation
This community health center is accredited by JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare organizations).
Accreditation means that this outpatient facility has volunteered to undergo a challenging, comprehensive evaluation. It has made a significant extra effort to review and improve the key factors that can affect the quality and safety of your care.
Accreditation by JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) is considered the Gold Standard in health care. Hospitals have been evaluated by JCAHO for more than 50 years. This facility is accredited just as the hospitals in your community are accredited.
Doctors and nurses from JCAHO personally visited this facility to conduct a review and looked at how well the facility:
-provides a safe environment for your care
-educates you about the risks and options for diagnosis and treatment
-protects your rights as a patient, including your right to confidentiality
-evaluates your condition, before, during and after diagnosis and treatment
-protects you against infection
-plans for emergency situations
For more information on the Joint Commission visit www.jointcommission.org.
The public or any BAHC employee may contact the Joint Commission Office of Quality monitoring to report any concerns or to register complaints about a Joint Commission accredited health care organization either by calling 1-800-994-6610 or emailing complaint@jcaho.org.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to significantly improve the health status of its population through the prevention of illness, the promotion of health education, the provision of quality primary care, access to the under-served and a strong commitment to chronic disease and pain management.
Ben Archer Health Center consists of seven locations. Hatch is the main office where BAHC originated.
Services Provided
Services presently offered by Ben Archer Health Center assure that the communities served have available the following general medical services:
Comprehensive Dental Services
Primary Care
Health Education
Social Services
Complete On-Site Medicaid Enrollment
Additional Services
Funding and Support
-United States Department of Health and Human Services ( Bureau of Primary Health Care)
-State of New Mexico: Department of Health (Rural Primary Health Care Act) Border Health Office, Border Health, Families First, Children Youth & Families Department, Human Services Department, Breast & Cervical Cancer, Diabetes, Tobacco
-Dona Ana County, Value Options, March of Dimes, Reach out Health Foundation
Board of Directors
Sandra Morrow, President
Juan Padilla, Vice President
Patsy Leyba, Secretary/Treasurer
Debbie Martinez, Member
Lydia Bamonte, Member
Elwin Roach, Member
Ofelia Melendrez, Member
Eddie Diaz, Member
Christina Fierro, Member