About Us

Maryland Community Health System (MCHS) is a limited partnership formed in 1996 by eight Community Health Centers located throughout the state of Maryland. Community Health Centers are "safety net" providers for the medically underserved and uninsured in their communities. MCHS was formed to assist its limited partner community health centers to better serve eligible patients under "HealthChoice", Maryland's Mandatory Managed Care Medicaid Reform.

MCHS is a co-owner, with Johns Hopkins HealthCare, of Priority Partners Managed Care Organization. Through its membership on the Board of Directors of Priority Partners, MCHS leaders bring the perspective of community-based primary care providers and their patients to the decision-making process of a managed care organization. MCHS leadership and staff serve on all Committees of the Priority Partners Board of Directors.

MCHS' goal in all its activities has been to assure that the special needs of patients at participating health centers throughout the State of Maryland are recognized, and that the patient care and financial resources required to serve them are present.

MCHS' centers include:

• Baltimore Medical System, located in Northeastern Baltimore City and County
• Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc., in Baltimore City and County
• Peoples Community Health Centers, Inc., in Baltimore City, Baltimore and northern Anne Arundel Counties
• Choptank Community Health System, Inc. serving the middle and upper Eastern Shore
• Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. serving the lower Eastern Shore
• Community Clinic, Inc. serving Montgomery and northern Prince Georges Counties
• Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc. serving, southern Prince Georges, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties
• Owensville Primary Care, Inc., serving southern Anne Arundel and northern Calvert Counties.