About CHCI

Our History

Community Health Care was founded in 1986 by Rodney K. Ison, MD in Canal Fulton, Ohio. Dedicated to caring for the citizens of Canal Fulton and surrounding areas, Community Health Care quickly expanded adding Norton Family Practice the same year. For over 35 years, Community Health Care has grown and developed into an seventeen practice, multi-specialty organization. Our primary focus continues to be Family Practice, but CHCI also has specialty areas which include Physical Therapy and Behavioral Health Consultation. Dedicated to population health, Community Health Care has grown to care for communities across 6 counties - Stark, Summit, Medina, Wayne, Jefferson, and Cuyahoga.

1986 Community Health Care - Canal Fulton

1986 Norton Family Practice

1990 Massillon Family Practice

1991 Community Health Care - Barberton

1996 Hartville Family Physicians

1997 Community Health Care - Louisville

1997 Stow-Kent Family Practice

1999 Green Family Practice

2000 Community Health Care - Manchester

2006 Electronic Medical Record implemented in all offices

2011 CHCI - Wadsworth

2015 Chippewa Family Medicine

2018 Community Therapy Center

2024 CHCI - Fairview Park

2025 CHCI - Bergholz

Our mission always is, and always will be:

To provide our patients with the highest quality of innovative, comprehensive health care, and health care services;
To provide medical care that is... compassionate, supportive, personal, convenient, and cost-effective;
To encourage effective educational programs for our physicians, staff, patients, and the whole community;
To carefully recruit the finest staff possible, giving maximum support and encouragement to all personnel to foster growth and pride in the organization; and
To continually improve the efficiency and quality of all operations and resources of the practice, so as to generate a profit as a result of our combined efforts.

Community Health Care Inc.