Our Mission, Vision & History
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Our Mission
Choptank Community Health System’s mission is to provide access to exceptional, comprehensive and integrated health care for all.
Our Vision
Choptank Community Health’s vision is to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve; to provide an outstanding care experience; and to be an exceptional place to work and make a difference.
Commitment to Inclusion
Choptank Community Health System (CCHS) is committed to creating an inclusive healthcare environment that reduces health disparities and values and respects the unique experiences and perspectives of both patients and staff by:
Prioritizing equitable access for individuals of all backgrounds, beliefs and cultures;
Offering ongoing training for staff to promote health awareness, preventive measures and early detection for a patient population of all backgrounds and cultures;
Actively engaging with patients, families and staff;
Fostering a workplace culture in which everyone is treated with dignity.
Our History
Choptank Community Health System was incorporated as a private not-for-profit organization in 1978 as Caroline Health Services, Inc. to establish comprehensive primary health care services for the Caroline County residents.
Choptank Health’s first center opened with two providers in Goldsboro, Maryland in 1980, where Choptank Health still provides health care for patients today.
Choptank Health has since expanded our services to include:
1980 | First Health Center opened in Goldsboro
1997 | Migrant program began
1998 | Expanded to Dorchester County
1999 | First School-Based Health Center opened
2001 | First dental center opened
2003 | Expanded to Talbot County
2005 | Hospital-based pediatric dental services were established
2008 | Received funding for the construction of a new dental suite in the Goldsboro Medical Center
2010 | Administration building in Denton expanded
2016 | Pediatrics program opens in Easton
2018 | Oral surgery program implemented
2019 | Rural residency program established
2021 | School-based dental services expand into Kent and Queen Anne’s counties
2021 | Expansion to Kent County
2022 | First mobile unit utilized
2023 | Easton Pediatrics expanded into adult and behavioral health care and became Easton Health Center
2024 | Choptank Health marks 25 years in School-Based Health
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