History

The Coalition of Health Services was organized in February 1996 and incorporated as a not for profit organization in February 1997. The purpose of the Coalition is to enhance health through coordinated and collaborative efforts of the member healthcare facilities. The Coalition has systematically assessed, planned, and implemented a permanent infrastructure to support ongoing health initiatives in individual communities. Opportunities to provide basic public and preventative health services arose in areas of the Panhandle where care had previously been lacking. Currently we serve 32 counties through our programs such as 2Care for Moms & Babies, Baby's Coming Shop, 2Care for Kids/Maximus, Network Operations, Primary Health Care, Title V, and Uniting Parents.

Network Operations

The Coalition of Health Services offers the highest level of network security to help meet today’s demanding HIPAA security requirements. The security of healthcare information is designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all PHI that an organization creates, receives, maintains, or transmits. Our network security program uses a proper combination of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to comply with HIPAA security regulations. Our network security infrastructure serves hospitals, private physician practices and clinics in the Texas Panhandle.

Uniting Parents

Uniting Parents is a parent case management program for families of children with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities.

Uniting Parents offers a network of support to families caring for children with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities. Staffed by a program director, administrative assistant and trained parents, Uniting Parents provides families in the upper 32 counties of the Texas Panhandle the resources they need to help their children.

The program is designed to empower families and enhance their children's quality of life providing information, education, training, referrals, networking and support.

This wealth of services is grant funded by the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program of the Texas Department of State Health Services, and is part of the Coalition of Health Services, Inc.

Primary Healthcare

The Primary Health Care (PHC) program, based in the Associateship of Family Health at the Texas Department of Health, began in 1987. The Primary Health Care Services Act, H.B. 1844, which grew out of the indigent health care legislative package enacted by the 69th Texas Legislature in 1985, created the program.

The PHC program provides prevention-oriented, education-based primary health care to Texas residents who could otherwise not receive such care. Eligibility is limited to those Texas residents whose gross family income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG) and who do not qualify for any other programs or benefits that provide the same services.