Company Profile
Company Overview
Hunter Health is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) health care facility located in Wichita (Sedgwick County), the largest city in Kansas. Wichita, Kansas, which is located in the heart of the Midwest along the banks of the Arkansas River, is also the state's largest metro area and business hub.
Hunter Health was established in 1976 to serve American Indians in need of health care services. In 1985, it was expanded to serve all persons, regardless of ability to pay. Hunter Health was Kansas’s first Federally Qualified Health Center and remains the only Urban Indian Health Program in the entire state. Hunter Health provides comprehensive health care in three clinic locations that are home to some of the highest need areas in Sedgwick County and the surrounding areas. Hunter Health meets community needs by providing comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health care services in one location. Our integrated services bring primary care and behavioral health together to enhance the patient experience and increase overall wellness. For many patients, integrated care also eliminates barriers such as transportation.
Hunter Health’s target population is low-income Sedgwick County residents, or those living below the Federal poverty level. As the only Urban Indian Health Program in Kansas, Hunter Health’s American Indian/Alaska Native patients come from areas across the state to access services. Our patients tend to be the most vulnerable and underserved in our community. Of the 13,000 unique individuals that we serve annually:
• 48% are uninsured
• 66% fall at or below the Federal Poverty Guideline
• 61% are from a minority population (including 12% who are Native American)
• 16% of patients speak a language other than English
• 1,000 patients are experiencing homelessness
Company History
Hunter Health was founded in 1976. Vernon Dyer, a Choctaw and Prairie Band Potawatomie OB/GYN physician, opened the clinic in response to the overwhelming need for culturally appropriate healthcare services for Urban Indians. The clinic started in a back room at the Mid-American All Indian Center, but demand for services grew so rapidly among Wichita’s Native American community that the clinic moved to a larger location in 1978 and incorporated in 1980 as the Wichita Urban Indian Health Center.
In 1985, the clinic expanded to serve all people and was renamed Hunter Health Clinic, in honor of Jay and Vera Hunter, respected Indian elders and school teachers. Eventually, Hunter Health expanded into three locations. For more than 40 years, Hunter Health has been offering affordable care to members of Sedgwick County and the surrounding communities. We are committed both to this model of healthcare and our patients.
Benefits
Hunter Health offers health, dental, vision, employer paid basic life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability with options for more coverage paid by employee, employer paid employee assistance program, 6 weeks (30 days) of PTO, 401(k) employer matching up to first 4%.
Also, Hunter Health offers CME/professional development funding, cost of renewal of professional licenses and credentialing. Malpractice insurance is covered by Federal Tort Claims Act.
Tuition reimbursement may be possible through HRSA and/or IHS for qualifying candidates.
Hunter Health is an EEOC, D/V, and Native American Preference employer. A Drug Free and Smoke-Free work environment. At will Employer.