Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS)
Kristen Abbi Fregoso, PA-C, is an experienced Physician Assistant currently serving at Western North Carolina Community Health Services since November 2019. Prior to this role, Kristen worked as a Physician Assistant for the United States Department of Defense from July 2014 to November 2019 and as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Florida Hospital from March 2013 to July 2014. Kristen obtained a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from Duke University School of Medicine between 2014 and 2016, along with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Emory University, graduating in 2012. Education was initiated at Zephyrhills High School, where Kristen completed studies in 2008.
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Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS)
WNCCHS is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to approximately 15,000 patients in Western North Carolina. We are a private, non-profit organization with locations in Buncombe and McDowell counties, as well as a traveling mobile clinic. WNCCHS offers sliding fee scale discounts for all patients and our 340B Pharmacy gives them access to discounted pharmacy services. As a FQHC, WNCCHS maintains a patient-majority Board of Directors that reflects the people we serve — ensuring that our organization and the care we provide are directly impacted by real patients and members of our community. WNCCHS helps address social determinants of health through a variety of programs. We are the only FQHC NCDHHS Healthy Opportunities network provider in the region. WNCCHS is also the only FQHC in the region with a Medical Legal Partnership, which addresses patients’ health harming legal needs. WNCCHS provides HIV services to an 18-county service area of Western North Carolina through the Ryan White Program, serving approximately 800 patients. We also provide HIV prevention services and embrace universal HIV testing for all of our patients. The WNCCHS Transgender Health Program provides culturally competent, high quality trans health care to more than 500 patients. As a Community Health Center, social justice is woven into the fabric of WNCCHS.