The Beginning: 1960s
Greene County's only practicing physician retires, prompting local leaders to seek ways to bring health care to Greene County residents.
Health Care Returns to Greene County: April 1973
Local leaders joined state and federal leaders and a group of Wilson physicians to bring Walstonburg Community Health Program (WCHP) to Greene County. WCHP then officially opens Walstonburg Community Health Center with a nurse practitioner on site on April 8, 1973, in Walstonburg, NC - a small town in northern Greene County.
The First Transition: 1975
Two years later, WCHP became Greene County Health Care (GCHC). The transition resulted in growth for the next 50+ years. GCHC grew from one clinic with a nurse practitioner to the multi-site system it is today in Greene, Pitt and Pamlico counties.
Physical Expansion: 1977
Greene County Health Care adds another medical clinic, opening Snow Hill Medical Center in downtown Snow Hill.
Service Expansion: 1978
Greene County Health Care expands services to include migrant health care and adolescent health programs in Snow Hill.
A Period of Growth: 2000-2022
Greene County Health Care (GCHC) experiences an explosion of growth inside and outside Greene County's borders. GCHC adds one pediatric center and one dental center in Snow Hill. James D. Bernstein Community Health Center in Greenville and Pamlico Community Health Center in Bayboro follow in 2007 and 2011, respectively. Pamlico Dental Services opens in December 2016, and in 2022, GCHC relocates Snow Hill Medical Center to Kingold Boulevard in Snow Hill. The larger center is renamed - Snow Hill Integrated Care Services.
A New Beginning: 2023
Greene County Health Care leaders announce a name change - Contentnea Health. Leaders say the name honors GCHC's history and positions the organization for continued growth outside of geographic borders.
Contentnea Health Moves Forward: 2024
As Contentnea Health, the organization experiences rapid growth. Contentnea opens a pharmacy in Snow Hill Integrated Services (now Contentnea Health Greene). A second school-based health center opens at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville. Contentnea purchases an existing diabetology practice in Greenville and expands its diabetes care to both children and adults.
