Metro Community Health Center (MCHC) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike serving communities across southwestern Pennsylvania. They provide inclusive, patient centered primary care, mental health care, as well as dental services. They treat everyone regardless of identity, income, insurance status, or ability to pay, and they are committed to equitable, affirming care for all.

MCHC envisions a diverse community unburdened by barriers to comprehensive integrated health care, where the whole person and ALL PEOPLE are treated with kindness and expertise.

More About Metro Community Health Center

Metro’s Mobile Clinic brings primary care, mental health, and dental care directly to the  Wilkinsburg and Woodland Hills School Districts, Second Avenue Commons shelter, and other sites across Pittsburgh through partnerships with AHN and UPMC. To date have run 48 official events as well as cared for 275 patients, many of them unhoused or lacking access to transportation or primary care.

Their sliding fee program provides discounts based on income and family size so cost is not a barrier to care. In 2024, they served 635 patients through this program.

Their Community Health Navigators coordinate care, close referral loops, sign patients up for health insurance, find resources and connect people to social services, and arrange transportation to remove barriers. In 2024 they supported 172 unique patients, and 400 patients received Uber rides, improving show rates and continuity of care.

How You Can Help

You can help expand access to care by making a donation, referring people who need health care and helping them schedule an appointment, sponsoring an event through your company or community group, and staying connected by joining their email list and following their updates. Your support strengthens their ability to deliver timely, necessary, and compassionate care where it is needed most.

Your gift uplifts neighbors and strengthens the whole community. It keeps their sliding fee scale strong so care stays within reach, helps us hire and train exceptional staff to serve those most often left out, and shortens the time between a cry for help and real support. It also keeps equipment reliable, shelves stocked, and outreach active so they can bring care to everyone who needs it, regardless of where they are or who they are. 

To donate, visit https://metrocommunityhealthcenter.org/.

Story and Photograph by Metro Community Health Center

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