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Variety Care is one of Oklahoma's largest federally qualified health centers (FQHC), catering to thousands of patients across central and rural areas of the state. Stay up to date on our continual expansion, introduction of new programs, and other developments as we strive to better serve our community.
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LToya Knighten
Chief of Communications and Government Affairs
lknighten@varietycare.org
(918) 850-7776
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Variety Care Names Director of Pediatrics
Oklahoma City, OK – Variety Care, Oklahoma’s premier community health center, proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Amanda Martin as its Director of Pediatrics. With a distinguished career spanning over a decade, Dr. Martin brings a wealth of expertise and a commitment to advancing pediatric care.Full story -
Variety Care Names Chief Medical Officer
Variety Care announced Jason Graham, D.O., FAAP, has been named its Chief Medical Officer (CMO). A physician with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Graham began his career with Variety Care in 2016 as a pediatrician and rose to the position of director of pediatrics by 2020.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Two New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome two new providers to their family medicine department. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across two Variety Care locations.Full story -
Community Health Centers are the Backbone of our Nation's Healthcare System
Community Health Centers (Health Centers) are the backbone of our nation’s healthcare system. Health Centers like Variety Care design innovative, integrated primary care and programs based on communities' needs. Last year, Health Centers provided access to affordable, quality healthcare for over 31 million people. In addition to creating jobs, fueling the local economy, and saving lives, Health Centers save American taxpayers $24 billion a year in healthcare costs by preventing and managing chronic diseases and by keeping people well.Full story -
Variety Care Awarded Funding to Improve Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes
(Oklahoma City)—The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Oklahoma-based community health center Variety Care has been awarded $200,000 to improve early childhood developmental outcomes.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Three New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome three new providers to their dentistry, behavioral health, and family medicine departments. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across three Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Two New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome two new providers to their telehealth and urgent care departments. Variety Care is meeting the needs of its patients by offering virtual healthcare for patients who may have transportation or mobility issues, as well as urgent care on the northwest side of the Oklahoma City metro.Full story -
Variety Care Putnam Open House Set for April 22
Apr. 12, 2023, Oklahoma City, OK– Variety Care will hold a no-cost Open House event Apr. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Variety Care Putnam, located at 11220 N. Rockwell Avenue. This kick-off to Summer Child Wellness will feature snow cones, face painting, a photobooth, a raffle, and will focus on the importance of pediatric care and immunizations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Three New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome three new providers to their psychiatry, pediatrics, and family medicine departments. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across three Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Three New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome three new providers to their women’s health and family medicine departments. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across three Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Two New Health Care Providers
Oklahoma City, OK – Variety Care is proud to welcome two new providers to their family medicine department. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across two Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Three New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome three new providers to their urgent care, behavioral health, and dentistry departments. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across three Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Adds Five New Health Care Providers
Variety Care is proud to welcome five new providers to their family medicine, pediatrics, and women’s health departments. New providers are expanding access to quality, affordable health care across five Variety Care locations.Full story -
Variety Care Celebrates Opening of Putnam Health Center at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Variety Care celebrated the opening of Variety Care Putnam during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 28. The community health center currently offers pediatrics and urgent care and will be expanding to include women’s health and family medicine services. Variety Care Putnam, located at 11220 N Rockwell Ave., is now open and accepting patientsFull story -
Taylor-Bristow Joins Variety Care as Director of Family Medicine
Variety Care is proud to welcome Sheleatha M. Taylor-Bristow, MD, MPH, to Oklahoma’s largest community health center as the director of family medicine. Taylor-Bristow assumed her role on Sept. 12 and will be seeing patients at Variety Care’s Britton Health Center in November.Full story -
Oklahoma Caring Vans Partner with Variety Care
The Oklahoma Caring Foundation’s signature Caring Van program will collaborate with Variety Care’s nursing staff to provide access to preventive health services—like immunizations—to qualifying children and adults in Oklahoma City and surrounding counties.Full story -
Variety Care CLOSURE on Monday, August 8th
ALL Variety Care clinic locations will be closed on Monday, August 8, 2022 for an important update. WIC will remain open. Pharmacies will also remain open for prescription pick-up ONLY. Read the full story to learn more.Full story -
National Association of Community Health Centers Appoints Lance Evans to National Advisory Group
Variety Care is proud to announce the appointment of Lance Evans, director of communications, to the Health Center Workforce Diversity Data & Metrics National Advisory Group. The group is convened by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) in collaboration with The George Washington University Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity.Full story -
Severe Weather Conditions: Jan. 14, 2024
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Variety Care and OCCHD Partner to Increase Access to Health Care Services in NW OKC
Variety Care is partnering with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) to increase access to family medicine, sexual health, and community-based health care services for adults and adolescents in northwest Oklahoma City.Full story