Home Healthcare Connection history

First studied in 1928, this remained an unresolved policy dilemma in the United States.

1967 – Founded the Lincoln Heights Health Center, first community health center in Ohio

1972 – Lincoln Heights Health Center doubled in size and moved into the Lincoln Heights Community Facilities building

1974 – Launched the first funded Women Infants Children (WIC) program in Hamilton County

1987 – Opened the first neighborhood expansion site at Mt.

1990 – Partnered with University of Cincinnati Medical Center to expand services in northern Hamilton County while educating health professionals in community health.

1995 – Honored as one of five health centers nationally “Models That Work” by the United States Department of Health and Human Services

1996 – Opened the second neighborhood expansion site at Kemper Heights School in Forest Park

2002 – Began construction on 42,000 sq. ft. health center and administrative offices in Lincoln Heights

2004 – State of the art facility, housing medical, dental, and social services in Lincoln Heights, opened to the public

2005 – Changed corporate name to The HealthCare Connection to better reflect mission and affiliations within — surrounding communities

Karen Buhler-Wilkerson, “Care of the Chronically Ill at Home: An Unresolved Dilemma in Health Policy for the Unites States,” Milbank Quarterly, 85(4) (December 2007): 611-39.

2011 – Dental Center honored by the DentaQuest Institute and the National Network for Oral Health Access as a “Center of Excellence” for leadership in oral health practice management and improving the oral health of our patients

2016 – Grew our partnership with Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health (GCB) and began operating in our fifth behavioral health co-location in Amelia, Ohio.

Home Health Foundation became a proud member of Tufts Medicine in 2018 and is partnering with our hospital and physician providers on new and innovative programs as healthcare continues to change and care in the home becomes ever more important.