Background
- The Trafalgar Family Health Center was founded as a Rural Health Center in 1996 with assistance from Johnson Memorial Hospital and the Indiana State Department of Health. Its goal was to serve as an access point for medical care for the people of Southern Johnson County.
- The Edinburgh Family Health Center was added in 2002 to serve as a second access point for the economically depressed area surrounding the town of Edinburgh.
- In December of 2003, the Health Centers were awarded a 330 Grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and officially became a Federally Qualified Health Center, serving Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Shelby Counties.
- In September of 2006, with assistance from Columbus Regional Hospital and the Community Center of Hope, the WindRose Health Network opened a third access point in the town of Hope.
- In September of 2008, with assistance from Community Hospitals of Indiana and Adult & Child, the WindRose Health Network opened its largest Health Center on the South Side of Indianapolis.