Our History

Our roots began in 1994 when Montrose Memorial Hospital opened the Olathe Medical Clinic in Olathe to serve the healthcare needs of the uninsured, low-income and migrant and seasonal agricultural workers within the area. 

To increase access, the clinic applied for and received a grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), transitioning to a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in June 2012. At that time, we were located in a modular in Olathe with only 4 exam rooms and two part time medical providers and one Behavioral Health Professional! 

Since 2012, we have grown to three clinics in Montrose, Delta and Olathe.  In August 2019, we opened our new Montrose site, with 20 exam rooms and a full-service pharmacy on-site that is open to the public.

All of our clinics offer affordable health care, with a Sliding Fee Scale for those who qualify. If you need help signing up for insurance, our Enrollment team can help!

We see all comers!  If you have Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial Insurance, CICP or no insurance, you are welcome at River Valley.  Just fill out the new patient packet and we will make you an appointment for you with our Enrollment team.

Some Additional Services Offered

Substance Abuse Treatment, DOT Physicals, Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Health Services, discounted medication programs, Reach Out and Read and Cavity Free at  Three. We have in house labs, a registered dietician and resource specialists as well as Patient Health Navigators. 

Do you need transportation?   Call All Points Transit to get a FREE ride to one of our three clinics!  970-249-0128. 

River Valley Family Health Center is your family’s all in one clinic!

What is a Health Center?

Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services. Health centers also often integrate access to pharmacy, mental health, substance use disorder, and oral health services in areas where economic, geographic, or cultural barriers limit access to affordable health care services. Health centers deliver care to the Nation’s most vulnerable individuals and families, including people experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers, residents of public housing, and the Nation’s veterans.

Health Center Program fundamentals:

• Deliver high quality, culturally competent, comprehensive primary care, as well as supportive services such as health education, translation, and transportation that promote access to health care.
• Provide services regardless of patients’ ability to pay and charge for services on a sliding fee scale.
• Operate under the direction of patient-majority governing boards of autonomous community-based organizations. These include public and private non-profit organizations and tribal and faith-based organizations.
• Develop systems of patient-centered and integrated care that respond to the unique needs of diverse medically underserved areas and populations.
• Meet requirements regarding administrative, clinical, and financial operations.

How Health Centers Work

Health centers overcome geographic, cultural, linguistic, and other barriers to care by delivering coordinated and comprehensive primary and preventive services. This care reduces health disparities by emphasizing care management of patients with multiple health care needs and the use of key quality improvement practices, including health information technology. 
Most health centers receive Health Center Program federal grant funding to improve the health of underserved and vulnerable populations. Some health centers receive funding to focus on special populations including individuals and families experiencing homelessness, migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, and residents of public housing. The majority of health center operating funds come from Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, patient fees, and other resources.
Health centers leverage a variety of other related programs. Health centers that receive federal grant funding may gain access to medical malpractice coverage under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), and some receive federal loan guarantees for capital improvements. 

All health centers, including look-alikes, gain access to:

• 340B Drug Pricing Program discounts for pharmaceutical products;
• Free vaccines for uninsured and underinsured children through the Vaccines for Children Program; and,
• Assistance in the recruitment and retention of primary care providers through the National Health Service Corps.

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

River Valley staff and their families participated in the Pea Green Pedal and color run on Saturday.  The proceeds benefit Delta Health’s Oncology department.