Our Story
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, a non-profit corporation, had its humble beginning in 1971 located in a trailer in rural Leslie County, Kentucky. In the 45+ years since, MCHC has grown into one of the largest rural community health centers not only in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but also in the United States.
With over 350 employees including 58 healthcare providers across multiple specialties, MCHC provides services to over 30,000 patients each year. Currently, MCHC clinics are located in Letcher, Perry, Owsley, Harlan, and Bell counties.
Perry County has two clinics; Buckhorn Medical Clinic is located in Northwestern Perry County serving the citizens of the Buckhorn community, and Leatherwood/Blackey Medical Clinic which is located in southern Perry County and serves communities in western Letcher County, southern Perry County, and northern Leslie County. The Whitesburg Medical/Dental Clinic serves Letcher County and surrounding counties in Southeast Kentucky and neighboring Southwest Virginia. The Owsley County Medical Clinic is located in Booneville, the county seat. The Harlan County Medical Clinic opened in 2004 in the Village Center Shopping Center. The Pineville Medical Clinic located in downtown Pineville, was our newest facility when it opened in August 2015. The Isom Medical Clinic located in the Isom/Jeremiah community of Letcher County and the Cumberland Medical/Dental Clinic located in Northern Harlan County were the newest clinic sites in the MCHC family as both facilities opened in July 2016. The newest clinic site is the Middlesboro Campus Clinic, located in the Middlesboro Campus of the Southeast Community and Technical College, is in Middlesboro Kentucky and opened in January 2018.
MCHC has a long history with its patient base. Rest assured when you receive care at any of our facilities, you are part of the MCHC family. Our C.E.O. L.M.(Mike) Caudill says it well :
"Mountain Comprehensive Healthcare Corporation is the number one rural health program in the US. The strength of our program is based upon our excellent employees, who relate to our patient base as a member of their family. MCHC works hard to provide the very best of care to our patients by hiring excellent providers, support staff, and providing them with the best supplies and most technologically advanced equipment available in the area. Whether you are an employee or a patient, you are a member of our family and are important to MCHC. We are your family team of health care professionals, are you on the team?"
L.M. (Mike) Caudill
Chief Executive Officer
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
