Cornerstone Care, Inc.

501 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Website: www.cornerstonecare.com / Main Number: 724-852-100117248521001

Cornerstone Care is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) comprising a network of ten community health centers and a mobile unit serving southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients and the residents of our communities, with a special concern for the underserved. We provide primary health care to insured and uninsured patients regardless of ability to pay or of economic, social, ethnic, or other personal characteristics. We help patients overcome barriers to getting health care such as lack of insurance, health awareness, transportation, limited resources, discrimination, and others. We help our communities address health needs by focusing resources and facilitating collaboration. We are an independent member of a national safety net of health centers that collectively serve over 28 million patients. Patients comprise the majority of our volunteer Board of Directors.

Cornerstone Care was founded 42 years ago by a small group of local citizens in Greensboro, PA. The first office was staffed by a nurse practitioner. Today we provide a full range of primary and preventative health care. Our locations include multi-service health centers in Greensboro, Mount Morris, and Burgettstown; a dental and counseling center in Waynesburg; a pediatric and family practice office in Washington, a pediatric office in Waynesburg, dental centers in Uniontown and West Mifflin, Vision Centers in Waynesburg, Hopwood, and Connellsville, as well as family practice offices in Rogersville and Clairton. We also operate a mobile medical and dental unit. Our Teaching Health Center in Mt. Morris, PA is a graduate medical education residency program for new doctors in a community-based setting that leads to board certification in family practice medicine. It is a unique partnership with the Monongalia General Hospital of Morgantown, WV, the Mountain State Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution, and the Washington Health System.

Cornerstone Care employs 179 professional, administrative, and support staff. Our provider staff includes 19 Family Practice Physicians, 2 Pediatricians, 1 Chiropractor, 2 Podiatrists, 2 Physician Assistants, 7 Nurse Practitioners, 6 General Dentists, 1 Orthodontist, 8 Dental Hygienists, 2 Psychiatrists, and 5 Counselors.

The Smile for Life Oral Health Outreach Program provides mobile dental services to school districts, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and community programs in Allegheny, Greene, Washington, Fayette, and Westmoreland Counties, with a plan for expansion into northern West Virginia. We continue to expand the program each year adding additional schools, providing services regardless of a family's ability to pay. Mobile dental patients receive a dental exam, x-rays, prophylaxis, fluoride varnish, and if indicated, dental sealants. Restorative care is offered at all Cornerstone Care Dental Centers. 

During the 2019-2020 school term with 24% of schools not reporting yet, we are seeing a 109% increase in requests for dental services from parents of students in our service area. That translates to 641 students for the term now, overall, we expect requests for services to reach the 1,000-pupil mark. Cornerstone Care is currently the only organization with a full outreach program addressing the oral healthcare needs of children in the service area providing both school-based education and services.

In 2019, Cornerstone Care served 80,534 patients, involving 20,348 total patient visits. Cornerstone Care’s economic impact on the regional economy is over $16.5 million. We operate through a unique combination of fees for service, program income, public and private grants, and charitable contributions. We offer a sliding fee discount program for income-eligible patients, but no one is turned away for the lack of ability to pay. Most private and public insurance plans are accepted, including Medical Assistance and Medicare. New patients are always welcome. We offer evening appointments. Find us at www.cornerstonecare.com and on Facebook. 

​Cornerstone Care is currently raising funds for a new mobile dental unit. If you would like to contribute, donations can be sent to Cornerstone Care Mobile Dental Unit, 501 West High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370.