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Gastonia, NC — July 28th, 2025 — Kintegra Health is proud to announce the launch of a transformative Reentry Program funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Quality Improvement Fund – Transitioning Justice-Involved Populations (QIF-TJI) initiative. This program is designed to address the urgent and complex health needs of individuals transitioning from incarceration back into the community.

“Our Reentry Program is a vital step toward health equity and community reintegration”, said Kintegra Health CEO, Robert Spencer.

The Reentry Program will provide:

Comprehensive care coordination for individuals pre- and post-release
Access to primary care, behavioral health, and substance use treatment
Connection to community resources including housing, employment, and transportation
Data-driven tracking and evaluation to ensure accountability and continuous improvement

Kintegra Health is collaborating with Gaston Correctional Facility, HealthNet Gaston, GEMS and Advance Gaston, to ensure a seamless continuum of care.

HealthNet Gaston’s Executive Director Crystal Walls added, “This program is about more than healthcare—it’s about restoring dignity, stability, and opportunity,”

About Kintegra
Kintegra Health is a community sponsored, family-centered provider of health care, health education and preventive care services without regard for the ability to pay. The organization employs over 1300 people, providing medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health and supportive programs and services in Alamance, Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Randolph, Rutherford, Stanly, Union and Yadkin Counties. For more information, visit www.kintegra.org

About HealthNet Gaston

HealthNet Gaston is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to affordable healthcare services to low-income, uninsured Gaston County residents with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Its mission is to support the health and social needs of the underserved members of our community through education, advocacy and resources to promote lasting wellbeing.

HealthNet Gaston serves as the lead agency for the Continuum of Care for Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Counties NC-509. Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care (CoC)

HealthNet Gaston is also the Sponsor for the Western North Carolina Youth Homeless Partnership Western NC Youth Homelessness Partnership

For more information, visit: HealthNet Gaston | Helping Gaston County residents in need access healthcare services.

Thank you to Verlina Lomick, Kintegra’s Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy and all the other participants at this event who joined Governor Roy Cooper to mark this important milestone in Medicaid expansion in NC!

More than half a million North Carolinians have now enrolled in Medicaid expansion since the program began seven months ago. Beneficiaries are now able get the quality health care they need at low cost. Roy Cooper was joined by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley, Dr. Karen L. Smith MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Raeford and Verlina Lomick, CHW-IV, Director of Community Outreach & Advocacy for Kintegra Health and health care advocates to celebrate reaching this major milestone, which had originally been projected to take as long as two years.

We are proud of everyone across the state who has and continues to work hard to expand access to care for so many North Carolinians. This is truly something to celebrate!

Click here for the full article: North Carolina Celebrates More Than 500,000 Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion | NC Gov. Cooper

We’re pleased to announce that our new practice – KBH Statesville is now fully operational. Behavioral Health counseling and Medication Management services formerly provided at KIM- Statesville now operate from this newly renovated spacious facility. Kintegra Behavioral Health- Statesville offers high-quality behavioral health services for the whole family. Click here to learn more.

Kintegra does not currently offer COVID-19 vaccines, but getting vaccines is easy and convenient. CVS and Walgreen pharmacies offer vaccine appointments, and some allow walk-ins.

To find a location near you and make a vaccine appointment, Check out the following links:

CVS:

COVID-19 Vaccines Near Me – New COVID Vaccination | CVS Pharmacy

Walgreens:

Schedule COVID-19 Vaccine & Booster | Walgreens

For further information and resources about COVID vaccines, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html

Kintegra is pleased to announce the transition of MERCE Family Healthcare (Medical Resource Center for Randolph County) into the Kintegra family of practices! On March 1, the MERCE family medicine and family dentistry practices in Asheboro open their doors as Kintegra Family Medicine and Kintegra Family Dentistry.For more information about the merger, see today’s press release here: MERCE Merges with Kintegra

For additional information on these locations click here:

Kintegra Family Dentistry

Kintegra Family Medicine

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This health center is a FQHC Health Center Program grantee under 42 I.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Kintegra is an FTCA deemed organization that receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.

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