PROFILE OF SUCCESS

Lone Star Family Health Center puts family in family medicine. The health center’s mission is to provide compassionate, affordable healthcare and preparing tomorrow’s family medicine professionals. The health center is a is a full-service, state-of-the-art family health center, nonprofit 501(c)3.

in the communities that need them most. Lone Star Family Health Center offers a sliding fee scale to low-income patients, based on household income and family size. Patient fees on the sliding fee scale for medical and dental visits start at $25. Annually, this program provides over $2 million in discounts directly to patients.

Lone Star Family Health Center was proud to be part of Montgomery County’s historical endeavor of providing COVID-19 vaccinations to 150,000 people in 2021. The health center still serves it’s patients to with vaccinations including flu, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), polio and COVID-19.

From newborn to the elderly, the health center provides services for all ages from your traditional annual checkup to counseling services for youth and adults. Specially, the health center offers family medicine, women’s health, dental, behavioral health, in-house pharmacy, labs, imaging, medication therapy and nutrition. Primary care services are delivered by over 60 licensed and certified professionals across five clinic locations in Montgomery and Walker Counties.

Lone Star Family Health Center is recognized as both a federally qualified health center and patient centered medical home. The health center is locally governed by a patientmajority volunter board of directors. The board members collectively represent the diverse patient population.

In partnership with HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe and Conroe Medical Education Foundation, the health center operates the Conroe Family Medicine Residency. The Conroe location serves as a training site for 32 family medicine residents under the Conroe Family Medicine Residency (CFMR) program. Since 1983, the locally run, ACGME accredited residency program has produced over 270 board certified Family Medicine physicians.

The health center’s doors are open to everyone - families and children, healthy and those with preexisting conditions, anyone uninsured, on Medicaid or with private insurance. The focus is on providing access to basic health care services

In 2022, over 34,000 individual patients across more than 100,000 visits were provided. The health center quality scores related to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, adult weight screening & follow-up and cervical cancer screening beat national averages. Approximately 63% of patients have reported household income live below 100% of the federal poverty level. The health center employs a staff of over 220 across 5 locations and invest $29 million annually into the local economy.

Also, the health center celebrated 20 years in the community and expanded the Willis location and held the signature event, Don’t Miss the Bus. DMTB is a two-week event focusing on back-to-school health services. The event resulted in 275 well child visits with 42% of those visits from new patients. The health center also expanded its women’s health services adding three OB-GYNs at the Conroe location.

On the horizon for 2023, is an expansion of the Conroe location. Through several grants including the Texas Department of State Health Services granting $500,000 for the project and Montgomery County Community Foundation donating $12,500. Renovations will also include creating a new entrance on the right side of the building in Conroe and expanding the square footage of the top floor to accommodate a larger women’s health clinic.

Further, the behavioral health program also will see expansion with a $185,000 grant from Houston Methodist Health Innovation. The health center will have three full-time counselors.

For more information about Lone Star Family Health Center, visit lonestarfamily.org or follow our social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

APRIL 2023

SAT, APR 1 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Health, Wellness & Fitness Expo

LOCATION: Market Street PRESENTING SPONSOR:

9595 Six Pines Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77380

FREE and open to the public. Will take place rain or shine.

WED, APR 12 8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Discovery Day

LOCATION: The Chamber

Lakeshore Boardroom

9320 Lakeside Blvd., Suite 200

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Registration Required. No Walk-Ins.

THU, APR 20 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

LOCATION: Sawyer Park Icehouse

314 Pruitt Road Spring, TX 77380

Reservations Required.

Open to Nonprofits & Sponsors Only.

THU, APR 27 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

YPN Sip & Socialize

LOCATION: Kirby Ice House

1700 Lake Robbins Dr. The Woodlands, TX 77380 woodlandschamber.org/calendar

Fees/Admission: Each participant is responsible for their own drinks and food.

TUE, APR 4 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Business After Hours

LOCATION: Richmond Realty Group

10077 Grogan’s Mill Road, Suite 150

The Woodlands, TX 77380

Registration Required. No Walk-Ins.

WED, APR 19 7:01 AM-9:30 AM

Breakfast Connections

LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Hotel

19333 David Memorial Drive

Shenandoah, TX 77385

Reservations Required. Additional $5 for on-site registration.

TUE, APR 25 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Meet The New Members

LOCATION: Amazing Spaces Storage Centers —

The Woodlands / Magnolia

32620 FM 2978

Magnolia, TX 77354

Registration Required. No Walk-Ins.

Chamber Team Meetings

Open