
2353 SE 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50320
Phone: (515)248-1400
Fax: (515)248-1440
E-mail: khuntsman@phcinc.net
Web address: www.phcinc.net
Executive Director: Kelly Huntsman, CPHQ, RHIA, MHA
Board Chair: Rosemary Holland
CFO: Nancy Mundy, CPA, BA
COO: Angie Knoblauch, RN, BSN
Medical Director: Bery Engebretsen, M.D.
Dental Manager: Jan Brown, RDH
Mission
Primary Health Care, Inc. is a team of caring professionals providing healthcare and supportive services for people in Central Iowa to improve their quality of life.
Vital Statistics
Primary Health Care, Inc., has been operational since 1981.
Patient/Client Visits
Total number of visits per year (includes dental) – 61,272
(Visits are defined as face-to-face encounters with a primary care service provider.)
User Characteristics (based on number of users)
Total number of General Community clients served – 17,384
Total number of Homeless clients served – 4,050
Total number of Migrant/Seasonal Agricultural clients served – 15
Total number of School Based clients served – 0
Insurance Source (based on number of users)
No Insurance/Uninsured – 13,259
Medicaid/S-CHIP – 3,629
Medicare – 1,536
Private insurance – 2,977
Income as Percent of Poverty Level (based on number of users)
Number of clients at or below 100% poverty level – 10,467
Number of clients between 100% - 150% poverty level – 3,193
Number of clients between 151% - 200% poverty level – 1,530
Number of clients over 200% poverty level – 748
Number of clients at unknown poverty level – 5,511
Race/Ethnicity (based on number of users)
Hispanic or Latino - 7,765
All other Races - 13,684
Asian/Pacific Islander – 368
Black/African American – 2,076
(including Blacks or African Americans of Latino/Hispanic descent)
American Indian/Alaska Native – 154
(including American Indians or Alaska Natives of Latino/Hispanic descent)
Caucasian – 10,580
(including Whites of Latino/Hispanic descent)
More than one race - 21
Unreported – 8,250