03/04/2026
Sixty years ago, Dr. Jack Geiger and Dr. Count Gibson opened the Columbia Point Health Center, now Harbor Health's Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, in . It was the first community health center in the country, built on the belief that better healthcare access could help communities overcome poverty and gain greater voice in their own wellbeing.
Thank you to National Association of Community Health Centers for sharing the story of Columbia Point. It’s a story that inspires the passion and purpose we bring to work with us every day to help our patients and Harbor Health PACE participants feel seen and supported while getting exceptional care.❤
Before there were 17,000 Community Health Center locations across America, there was Columbia Point.In 1965, Columbia Point Community Health Center opened in...