Bond Clinic, P.A. history

The first office was established in June 1949 at the corner of Avenue A N.W. and 3rd Street.

By 1954 the clinic expanded from four to six physicians.

In 1972, a group of concerned Community residents, representing the Bond Elementary School and area churches, formed “The Bond Community Management Committee” for the purpose of coordinating efforts to improve the quality of life within the community.

In 1978 Bond moved to its current main campus location, which was expanded over the years.

In 1981, after many years of planning and community assessments, a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), provided funding to open the Smith-Williams Services Center.

On May 22, 1984 during a Bond Community Management Committee meeting, Doctor C.E. Richardson—a practicing physician who was reared in the area, presented a draft of a proposal for CDBG funds to operate the clinic.

By 1993, the clinic had seen tremendous growth, and began entering a phase of transition.

Bond Clinic became the Bond Community Health Center in September 1994 after receiving funding from the U. S. Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources, and Services Administration.

In 2007, the clinic opened a satellite location at 199 Avenue B, NW, in downtown Winter Haven.

In 2015, our long awaited East Campus was opened and became the home of our Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy Departments.