Shingletown Medical Center

Shingletown Medical Center (SMC) was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1986, specifically to improve access to medical care for the rural areas of Shingletown, Viola, Manton and Mineral. Having grown from a part-time, single-provider practice sharing a community wall with the local beer & pizza pub, it is now a multi-provider practice in its own building and available to the community 52 hours per week. SMC was designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) look-alike in 2001, and received its first Section 330(e) Federal Grant in 2003. The 330 funding continues to support the current staffing configuration, utilization of telemedicine services and a fully operational Electronic Health Records System, and more importantly, supports SMC as a safety-net provider for a very large and sparsely populated geographical area located in and around Shingletown, Viola, Manton, and Mineral, California, and also includes Lassen Volcanic National Park visitors. S...