Who we are

The Treasure Coast Health Council, Inc. (TCHC) is a private, not-for-profit corporation created under Chapter 408.033, Florida Statutes. Our mission is to provide coordinated health planning designed to enhance the provision of accessible, affordable and high quality health care services to everyone living in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties. TCHC is one of eleven local health planning councils under contract with the Florida Department of Health to perform various health care service responsibilities as designated in the statute.

TCHC has a long history and a broad range of experience in health services planning, research and community involvement. Originally named the District IX Health Council, the Council was established in November 1982, to succeed the previously federally-funded Health Systems Agency, and its predecessor agency, formed in 1964. Members of the Board of Directors are appointed by their respective county commissions and the appointees must be representatives of health care providers, health care purchasers or non-governmental health care consumers.

The professional staff possesses master’s degrees and several members are currently in PhD programs.  The combined total of approximately 100 years of experience in health care management, health planning activities such as needs assessments, survey design, and data collection and analysis; evaluations of major Federal grant programs, including three Weed and Seed programs; successful grant applications in numerous health and human service areas; providing leadership in disease-specific efforts such as diabetes; overall program design and evaluation; and a broad range of experience dealing with infectious and chronic diseases are just some of the areas that TCHC staff have supported since 1982.