Empowering Clinics to Serve More and Struggle Less.
MedCore Strategies is a specialist consultancy built to help community health founders and operators navigate the FQHC lifecycle — from feasibility through designation, funding, and sustainable growth.
Helping clinics obtain — and sustain — FQHC status.
We exist to help healthcare organizations across North America obtain and sustain FQHC status — and grow in ways that are compliant, financially sound, and aligned with the communities they serve. Whether you are launching a clinic from scratch or expanding an existing operation, we provide the strategy, tools, and direct support to reach more patients and unlock the funding that makes it possible.
Three Things Most Consultancies Miss
Most consultancies pick a lane. We work in the intersection where most safety-net organizations get stuck.
Deep Regulatory Fluency
Section 330, OSV preparation, governance frameworks, scope of project, application procedures — the technical knowledge required to move an application forward without rework.
- HRSA 330 + Look-Alike application support
- FTCA, 340B, UDS, and OSV readiness
- Bylaws and board governance built to pass
Marketing Built for Healthcare
Patient acquisition channels designed around HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and the funding rules that govern federally supported clinics — not generic agency playbooks.
- HIPAA-aware SEO, paid media, and CTV
- Multilingual content and outreach
- Compliant analytics and conversion tracking
Mission-Aligned Strategy
Growth plans that protect patient welfare and funding eligibility — not just top-line numbers. Every recommendation is filtered through the rules that govern your work.
- Service-line decisions grounded in community need
- Grant pipeline aligned to your scope of project
- Long-term partnership, not single engagements
The People Building Access to Care
We work with mission-driven leaders across the safety-net spectrum — from first-year founders to multi-site executive teams.
FQHCs & Look-Alikes
Designated centers expanding scope, opening new sites, or preparing for SAC and OSV.
- Service area competition
- OSV preparation
- Scope and site expansion
New Health Center Founders
Clinicians and operators launching from scratch and building toward HRSA designation.
- Feasibility studies
- Application & narrative
- Board buildout
Nonprofits Adding Clinical Services
Mission-driven nonprofits integrating primary care into existing community programs.
- Look-Alike pathway
- Governance restructure
- NAP grant strategy
Rural, Free & Mobile Clinics
Community-rooted clinics transitioning toward federally recognized status.
- RHC to FQHC conversion
- Capital funding
- Mobile site planning
Executive & Compliance Leaders
EDs, COOs, compliance officers, and physician-owners preparing for the next review.
- OSV rehearsal
- FTCA renewal
- Policy and bylaws review
The Principles We Hire For
What we look for in our team — and what we hold ourselves accountable to in every engagement.
Integrity
We tell you what is true, not what is easy to hear.
Expertise
We go deep on the regulations and rules that govern your work.
Empowerment
We leave your team more capable than we found them.
Innovation
We look for better ways to deliver care, not just more compliant ones.
Connection
We partner for the long arc, not the single engagement.
Excellence
Every deliverable is one we would put our name on.
Go Deeper on How We Work and Who We Help
How We Work
Our four-phase engagement model — discovery, roadmap, execution, optimization — and what to expect at each step.
Industries We Serve
FQHCs, Look-Alikes, behavioral health providers, rural and mobile clinics, school-based programs — and the specific challenges of each.
Let's Talk About Your Clinic.
If you are weighing FQHC designation, planning a new site, or trying to grow patient volume the right way, we'd like to hear about your work.