BVU and United Community Health Center forge ties via Strategic Partnership
A Strategic Partnership with Buena Vista University allows employees of United Community Health Center as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus and more.
Buena Vista University (BVU) and United Community Health Center have joined forces as Strategic Partners to boost their communities and the people they serve.
This partnership allows employees of United Community Health Center as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus. Partner grant funding also lowers the cost per credit hour for students enrolled in BVU’s convenient online/hybrid undergraduate programs or the organizational leadership graduate program.
BVU professors and staff are also available for training programs, workshops, and more should officials with United Community Health Center seek those services and expertise.
“By collaborating with BVU, our employees and their families may realize a more accessible path to higher education through a proven leader in serving this growing region.”
Matt Brostad
“A Strategic Partnership with Buena Vista University allows United Community Health Center to better serve our clients as our employees and their families grow in their knowledge of our communities, the people who live and work here, and themselves, as they continue their education,” says United Community Health Center Operations and Process Improvement Director Matt Brostad, a 2004 BVU graduate. “By collaborating with BVU, our employees and their families may realize a more accessible path to higher education through a proven leader in serving this growing region.”
United Community Health Center, which employs more than 50, strives to provide affordable, quality and culturally sensitive healthcare services to the diverse communities it serves. United Community Health Center welcomes Medicaid, Medipass, Medicare, private insurance, as well as those who are not insured.
The organization, which was established in Storm Lake in 2006, serves clients in a 45- to 60-mile radius in Northwest Iowa. Services are offered through two physicians, two nurse practitioners, two dentists, three dental hygienists, two behavioral health counselors, and one behavioral health nurse practitioner.
“Buena Vista University is excited to welcome United Community Health Center as a new member of our Strategic Partnerships initiative,” says BVU Director of Strategic Partnerships Laura Todd. “United Community Health Center is a leader among healthcare providers in Northwest Iowa. At BVU, we are proud to provide educational benefits that will further strengthen United Community Health Center employees and their families as they continue to serve others through their dedication, expertise, and empathy.”
For more information about BVU’s Strategic Partnerships and partner opportunities, please visit the BVU website at bvu.edu/strategic-partnerships or contact Strategic Partnerships at StrategicPartnerships@bvu.edu.