History
Charter Oak Health Center is a Federally Qualified free-standing, not-for-profit, ambulatory healthcare facility formed in 1978. The original site was founded in response to the unmet healthcare needs of the residents of two Hartford public housing projects. In 1985, Charter Oak Health Center moved to a new location at 81 Overlook Terrace in Hartford, CT.
Since then, Charter Oak Health Center, Inc., a federally qualified, freestanding, Joint Commission-accredited, nonprofit community health center – has continuously provided community-based primary health care to residents in the greater Hartford area. We have grown from a small organization operating out of an apartment building to the 60,000 square foot building our patients now call their medical home.
In 2009-2010 COHC received a $10 million grant to renovate the facility. In 2011, Charter Oak Health Center moved into its renovated facility at 21 Grand Street. This modern facility consists of over 62,000 total square feet, with 54 exam rooms, 18 dental rooms, and 10 behavioral health treatment rooms. Charter Oak Health Center has 17 licensed sites.