Our Mission, Vision & History
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.
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.
30+ years later, Choptank Health’s services have expanded to include:
First Health Center opened in 1980 in Goldsboro.
Migrant program began in 1997.
Expanded to Dorchester County in 1998.
First School-Based Health Center opened in 1999.
First dental center opened in 2001.
Expanded to Talbot County 2003.
Hospital-based pediatric dental services were established in 2005.
Received funding in 2008 for the construction of a new dental suite in the Goldsboro Medical Center.
Administration building in Denton expanded in 2010.
Pediatrics program opens in Easton 2016.
Oral surgery program implemented in 2018.
Rural residency program with the University of Maryland and Shore Health announced in 2019.
School-based dental services expanded to Kent and Queen Anne’s counties in 2021.
Expansion to Kent County announced in 2021.
First mobile unit added in 2022.
Easton Pediatrics expanded into adult and behavioral health care and became Easton Health Center in 2023.
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