Moses Lake Community Health Center
Mary Jo Y. has extensive experience in behavioral health and community outreach, currently serving as the Outreach/Behavioral Health Coordinator at Moses Lake Community Health Center since November 2003, where coordination focuses on the underserved and migrant farmworker populations. Additionally, Mary Jo holds the position of Interim Site Director at Quincy Community Health Center with Central Washington University since March 2020. As Co-Chair of the Pacific Northwest Health Equity Council since May 2018, leadership in health equity initiatives is prioritized. Previous roles include counseling positions at Quincy Jr. High School and Catholic Family and Community Services, as well as program coordination for first-generation students at Big Bend Community College. Mary Jo's education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Gonzaga University and a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology/School Counseling from Central Washington University.
Moses Lake Community Health Center
Moses Lake Community Health Center (MLCHC) is a non-profit, community-driven, and patient-centered health care organization. We are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, and comprehensive primary health care services for the entire family, with a special focus on the underserved and migrant farm-workers in our community. Medical and dental care centers are located in Moses Lake and Quincy, and a dental center is located in Ephrata. Founded in 1978 as a satellite dental clinic of the North Central Washington Migrant Health Project in Wenatchee, MLCHC expanded in 1979 to include medical care to a primarily indigent and migrant population. The initial staff consisted of one physician, one physician’s assistant, and two dentists. With the addition of a second physician in 1981, the clinic was able to provide obstetrics and in-patient medical care and took the first step toward becoming a comprehensive primary care center. This year, 2022 we staff over 300 full-time staff members providing primary care, preventive, and wraparound services to a wide demographic of patients in the area. MLCHC assures patient care is culturally appropriate, in part by employing bi-lingual staff.