Our Mission
To promote optimal health and wellbeing for all through comprehensive, patient-focused, accessible and equitable care.
Our Vision
Healthy People, Strong Communities
Our Values
We work together to create a future in which all people have equal opportunity to achieve health and wellbeing. We pursue justice and health equity through innovative policies, practices and services designed to bring down barriers to wellbeing and create access to the support and resources necessary for everyone in our community to thrive.
We actively work to create an environment in which all people feel a sense of belonging, diversity is valued, and individual beliefs and backgrounds are honored with curiosity and grace.
With a spirit of humility, empathy and kindness, we actively listen to others and treat interactions as opportunities to deepen understanding, build trust, and remove barriers to health and wellbeing.
We embrace our shared humanity and connection to one another by coming together with patients, colleagues and community partners to lean into strengths, listen to diverse voices, and develop collaborative solutions in pursuit of our bold vision of optimal health for all.
We rely on the lived experiences of patients, evidence-based practices, and data-informed decision making to continuously improve our services and enhance our ability to meet the needs of our patients, staff and community.
Our History
The early concept for Partnership Health Center began in the late 1980s during a roundtable discussion about Missoula County residents who did not have access to affordable healthcare.
In response, private physicians, the Missoula City-County Health Department, St. Patrick Hospital and Community Medical Center joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the U.S. Bureau of Primary Health Care to start a clinic that would provide low-cost healthcare to those in need.
Today, Partnership Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, serves approximately 17,500 unique patients annually. With six clinic locations and a variety of innovative services, PHC continues to break down barriers between Missoula County residents and the healthcare, resources and support they need to thrive.
Healthy individuals and families are the building blocks of a healthy community, and when our community is healthy, everyone benefits.
