Capital Link is a national, non-profit organization that has worked with hundreds of community health centers and Primary Care Associations (PCAs) for nearly 30 years to plan for sustainability and growth, access capital, improve and optimize operations and financial management, and articulate value. Established through the health center movement, Capital Link is dedicated to strengthening health centers—financially and operationally—in a rapidly changing marketplace. Learn More >
This resource provides healthcare professionals with a hands-on approach to writing a business plan. While it focuses on health centers engaged in capital improvement projects, the suggested outline can be tailored to a variety of purposes.
Prepared with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Through the generous support of Cedars-Sinai, Capital Link and IHQC designed and piloted the Making the Value Connection (MVC) Program, a learning collaborative that creates resources to support community clinics in incorporating a comprehensive definition of value into their strategic priorities. The MVC Whitepaper summarizes this unique program, describes key lessons learned, and features an inspiring case study from one of the participating teams. (Released 2020)
Developed with support from HRSA, the Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program Toolkit provides health centers with a detailed outline for preparing a capital project, collecting the materials needed to submit a LGP application, and tips to help navigate the application process efficiently. (Released in 2020)
Developed with support from HRSA, the Loan Guarantee Program Handbook for Lenders has been developed as a resource for lenders as they seek to utilize the program in connection with loans to eligible health centers. (Released in 2021)
This publication, prepared with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, provides a high-level examination of the lived experiences of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that serve rural communities, particularly in the context of rural hospital financial distress and closure. Utilizing a recently conducted national assessment of rural FQHCs, it seeks to document health centers’ experiences with hospital distress and closure over the past five years and to evaluate the extent to which these centers have and can play an instrumental role in preserving access to care under these difficult circumstances. (Released in 2021)
