Health Care Agency

HCA Services and Community Benefits The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and commu HCA Services and Community Benefits The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with pr...

HCA Services and Community Benefits The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and commu HCA Services and Community Benefits The Health Care Agency is a regional provider, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and community health through coordination of public and private sector resources. HCA's service environment is complex, with 180 different funding sources and over 200 State and Federal mandates. The mandates under which HCA operates require the County to provide for, or to regulate, certain health services. Many also carry specific requirements for staffing, operations, claiming and record-keeping. Many of HCA's services are preventive in nature and therefore are not readily apparent to the public. Some examples of services include food protection, hazardous waste regulation, water quality monitoring and pollution prevention, mental health service