ABOUT US
AxessPointe Community Health Centers, originally named Akron Community Health Resources, Inc., opened its doors in 1995 after receiving funds from the Bureau of Primary Health Care to establish the first federally qualified health center in Summit County.
AxessPointe has five current sites in Northeast Ohio, including three in Akron, one in Kent and one in Barberton. As an FQHC, we deliver primary medical and dental care in medically underserved areas. AxessPointe also provides behavioral health, women’s health and pharmacy services.
While our focus is on uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid/Medicare patients who may not have access to affordable health care, our services are welcome to all. Our health care teams provide diagnosis, treatment and preventive medical and dental services. We accept Medicaid, Medicare, most private insurances and provide a sliding-fee scale based on family size and income.
AxessPointe Community Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), represented by the OACHC. FQHCs receive operating grants under Section 330 of the United States Public Health Service Act. In order to comply with federal law, FQHCs must be established as a not-for-profit corporation and the majority of the board of directors must be consumers of the services provided by the facility.
The OACHC, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers, is a non-profit organization that represents Ohio’s FQHCs. The mission of the OACHC is to ensure high-quality affordable health care for all Ohioans through the growth and development of Ohio’s Community Health Centers.
As a National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) certified patient-centered medical home, we are committed to high-quality care and service. We are also a member of the National Health Service Corps – which ensures we have caring, qualified and passionate health care providers through loan repayment packages.
FTCA DEEMED FACILITY
This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Therefore, a patient who alleges acts of medical malpractice by a deemed health center cannot sue the center or the provider directly but must file the claim against the United States Government.
LEADERSHIP TEAM

Chris Richardson, M.Ed, PC, LICDC-CS

LaTrice Snodgrass, DHA, MSM-HCM, NCICS

Harry Peterson, Jr., MBA
Angela Codougan
E. Demond Scott, MD
Kristie Engler, DDS

Magdi Awad, PharmD
CLEVELAND CLINIC AKRON GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM
In 2014, AxessPointe and Cleveland Clinic Akron General Health System came into agreement to create a unique experience for two of the Akron General Residency Programs. Residents in the OB/GYN and Internal Medicine programs gain experience by seeing patients in AxessPointe’s Women’s Health and Internal Medicine offices. Patients are seen by medical doctors who are then overseen by attending physicians. Internal Medicine is a three-year residency program, with 10 new residents each year. Women’s Health is a four-year residency program with four new residents each year. For more information, please contact Medical Education & Research at Akron General.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jay Williamson, President
Jack Evans, Vice President
Greta Lax, Treasurer
Bernett Williams, Secretary
Hal Farrier
Rita Aggarwal
Roxia Boykin
Rebecca Callahan
Lydia Cook
David Hamilton
Christina Hodgkinson
Edwin Hubbard, Jr.
Joshua Moraghan
Len Rose
Joanne Tate