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Falls City Resource Center reports rising use, explores pilot medical services
Summary
Polk County and Falls City officials updated commissioners on the Falls City Resource Center’s programs, partnerships and growing client numbers; a WVP Health Authority proposal to provide a weekly nurse practitioner and telehealth pilot was described as under consideration.
Brent DeMoe, director of Polk County’s Family and Community Outreach Department, told the Polk County Board of Commissioners on June 4 that the Falls City Resource Center has expanded rapidly since opening in October 2024 and is being considered as a potential pilot model for rural service delivery.
The update described what staff called a ‘‘one-stop’’ site that shares lobby space with multiple providers, hosts community events, and is testing adding medical services. Commissioners were told the site saw 301 client visits in May 2025, up from five visits in September 2024.
DeMoe said the center includes two family meeting rooms, a community classroom, two medical exam rooms built for future clinical use, and regular on-site programs from Polk County Behavioral Health. He said Polk County staff are on site five days a week, a homeless-prevention worker attends one day a week, and partner…
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