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Chase Brexton Opens Columbia Health Center

(The Business Monthly) -- Chase Brexton Health Services, a Baltimore-based company that operates community health centers, has opened its third site in Maryland at 5500 Knoll North Drive in Columbia's Village of Oakland Mills.

The establishment of the center comes after a survey completed by the Maryland Community Health System (of which Chase Brexton is a founding member) revealed that local residents with insufficient health insurance needed assistance in accessing health care.

The Columbia Center of Chase Brexton Health Services initially received funds from The Horizon Foundation to assess the community's needs for affordable health care. The new facility will provide the surrounding community with a range of primary and preventive care, mental health and case management services.

In the near future, the new center will also be the first Chase Brexton location to offer consultations in integrative medicine, a broad approach to health care that focuses on healing and enhancing wellness through a combination of conventional and complementary medicine.

"Our primary objective in Columbia is to provide a health care home for everyone, regardless of his or her age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, current medical condition or socioeconomic status," said David Shippee, executive director for Chase Brexton.