International Community Health Services: Redefining Primary Care: A Geriatric Centered Approach

Kate Cherrington Published Updated

Community Health Center News Innovation Report
International Community Health Services: Redefining Primary Care: A Geriatric Centered Approach

Located in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, ICHS established geriatric focused primary care to meet the needs of their large elderly patient population. Many of these patients experience multiple chronic physical conditions with co-occurring behavioral or mental health challenges (multicomplexities), frequent emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and require case
management.

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