Wilkinsburg Family Support Center (WFSC) is a program of Primary Care Health Services, Inc. Primary Care Health Services, Inc. is a private, community-based nonprofit corporation, formed in 1976 as the successor to the Homewood-Brushton Neighborhood Health Center (founded in 1968). Located on Hamilton Avenue in the Homewood community of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the health center was later renamed the “Alma Illery Medical Center” to honor civic leader, community champion, and “doctor of goodwill” Mrs. Alma Illery. Mrs. Illery received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Tuskegee University for her advocacy of racial integration in hospitals and her work training minorities for careers in health care.
Today, the Alma Illery Medical Center is the flagship of a countywide system of nine medical sites, four dental sites, seven health care for the homeless sites, and one family support center, all operated by Primary Care Health Services, Inc. to address the unique needs of a multicultural, predominantly low-income population.
