Downriver Community Clinic Receives Gold Award

Downriver Community Clinic gets Gold Award

For the 4th year in a row, the Downriver Community Clinic received the Gold Award for Quality awarded by the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics  (www.nafcclinics.org). We were awarded the Gold Rating by providing quality care for our patients and by abiding by certain policies and procedures. The Downriver Community Clinic proudly represents the NAFC and its mission to build healthy communities through exceptional and accessible healthcare.

The mission of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is to ensure the medically underserved have access to affordable healthcare. The NAFC is dedicated to ensuring that our patients receive quality healthcare.

NAFC Members voluntarily submit information to the NAFC on the various  policies and procedures in place to attain their standards rating and  attest/pledge that they successfully incorporate these standards within their organization. 

NAFC Quality Standards elements include policies and procedures related to  the following areas: Administrative, Clinic/Pharmacy Responsibilities, Credentialing and Privileging Systems, Patient Care, and Risk Management Systems.  

About the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is the only  nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues  and needs of the uninsured and underinsured throughout the nation and the  more than 1,400 Free and Charitable Clinics and Pharmacies that serve them.  The NAFC has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a  4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Founded in 2001 and headquartered  near Washington, D.C., the NAFC is working towards healthy communities for  all through quality, equitable, accessible healthcare. For more information  about the NAFC, please visit www.nafcclinics.org.