Medical Director at C.W. Williams Community Health Center
Valencia P. Covington MD, MPH is medical director at C.W. Williams Community Health Center Inc., a federally qualified health center that provides comprehensive health care to underserved individuals. In addition to accepting commercial insurance, the center takes Medicare 3^ Medicaid clients and uses a discounted fee structure based on federal Poverty guidelines for qualified patients.
Covington, who returned to C.W. Williams after assuming the director's position in the late 1980s, supervises a staff of 10 board-certified health providers. She is also an active participant in patient care, keeping appointments with clients at least three days a week. C.W. Williams treats patients at two offices: 3333 Wilkinson Blvd. and 1918 Randolph Road, Suite 670.
Covington is board certified in family medicine and has been part of Charlotte's medical community since 1986. A Johnson C. Smith University graduate, she earned a medical degree and a master's in public health from UNC Chapel Hill. Covington's professional affiliations range from past president of the Charlotte Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Society and a term as chair of the Presbyterian Hospital Department of Family Medicine. She serves on the Clinical and Network Directors Committee at Community Care of North Carolina, which makes decisions for the Carolina Access Medicaid program across the state.
On the Net:
C.W. Williams Health Community Center
www.cwwillliams.org
