Robert C Byrd Clinic

The Robert C. Byrd Clinic (RCBC) is a not-for-profit Rural Health Clinic committed to providing outstanding primary health care to the resident of the Greenbrier Valley. The Clinic not only provides a site for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Clinic faculty to practice but also allows research and offers clinical training opportunities for future osteopathic physicians.Now with over 40 physicians, nurse practitioners, residents, and interns on staff, RCBC continues to deliver quality health care services to the residents of the Greenbrier Valley. RCBC offers a wide range of primary care services and extended office hours. Services include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, osteopathic manipulative medicine, physiatry, and EMG services, proctology, behavioral health, acute care, diabetic education, medical acupuncture, social services, nutrition services, radiology, and ultrasound. The Clinic has an on-site laboratory operated by Mako and a satellite clinic located in Rupert, WV. RCBC is designated as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).RCBC trained approximately 400 medical students and medical residents in fiscal year 2022.The Clinic provides services to patients who meet the criteria of its charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than the established rates. Because the Clinic does not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care, they are not reported as revenue. Criteria for charity care considers family income levels, household size, and ability to pay. Federal poverty guidelines are used as a means to determine the patient's ability to pay. Individuals who qualify for charity care are either uninsured or are extremely indigent and cannot afford their deductibles or coinsurance amounts.The Clinic maintains records to identify and monitor the level of charity care and community service it provides. These records include the amount of charges foregone based on established rates for services and the estimated cost of those services furnished under its charity care policy. The Clinic provides community service programs to the community at large.