History Timeline
Packard Health History
2020
Packard opens a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
Packard opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Perry Early Learning Center in Ypsilanti in collaboration with Washtenaw County Department of Public Health and Ypsilanti Public Schools. Testing site moved to Second Baptist Church in Ypsilanti in late August. Numbers of individuals tested weekly holding steady at 300.
Launched Telehealth Services in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Packard launched telehealth services
Received gift of 5200 Venture Drive building
Gift of building and 10 acres at 5200 Venture Drive in Ann Arbor to establish a fourth location and to empower Packard Health to meet the health and wellness needs of our community for generations to come.
Purchased new building for clinical services
Purchased the building at 2650 Carpenter Road in Ann Arbor to replace our original main location on Packard Road and expand services.
2019
Provide nursing care for Recuperative Care Program at Delonis Center
Began providing nursing care for individuals discharged from area hospitals with no home to return to, via the Delonis Center’s new Recuperative Care Program.
2018
Expanded outreach services to Avalon Housing’s Miller Manor
Expanded outreach services to Avalon Housing’s Miller Manor residents to address the specific health challenges faced by chronically homeless and medically vulnerable individuals and families. Expansion included in-home visits at Miller Manor and “bicycle backpack medicine” to clients in apartments throughout the city.
2017
MAT Program Launched
Launched Medication-Assisted Treatment program in response to our community’s growing epidemic of opioid abuse, dependence and overdose.
2016
Staffed the Shelter Medical Clinic at the Delonis Center
Assumed responsibility to run the Shelter Medical Clinic at the Delonis Center.
Expand Behavioral Health Services
Significantly expanded behavioral services in response to our community’s mental health services crisis.
2015
Opened Packard Ypsilanti location
Opened Packard Ypsilanti location Opened Packard Ypsilanti location to serve at-risk, vulnerable populations in their neighborhoods. The expansion was made possible as Packard achieved Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) certification directed increased funding to the Ypsilanti community.
Launched the Family Shelter Assessment and Referral Program (FSHARP)
Launched the Family Shelter Assessment and Referral Program (FSHARP) in collaboration with the Corner Health Center, to provide on-site health care to families in shelters and to connect families to primary care in the community.
2009
Opened First Packard West Office
Opened first Packard West location during the Great Recession, when unemployment was 10% and many were losing health care insurance, including children.
1990
Integrated Medicine Model
Integrated primary and mental health care and nutrition to treat the whole patient – an innovative model far ahead of its time.
1978
Packard Health Community Clinic Opens Its Doors
Packard Health Community Clinic was founded by Dr. Jerry Walden with the belief that everyone deserves access to quality health care, including minorities and people without means to pay.
