What is FCCA?

FertilityCare Centers of America (FCCA) is a non-profit corporation founded by the developer of the CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System (CrMS), Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, in 1999. CrMS is the innovative system which, for the first time, networks family planning with a woman’s reproductive and gynecologic health. 

The purpose of FCCA is to unite and promote CrMS educational services through local FertilityCare Centers in North America and Canada. FCCA manages a network of over 200 nationally affiliated FertilityCare Centers that provide instruction in CrMS. 

To ensure the quality control and standardization of all CrMS services provided, each FertilityCare Center affiliated with FCCA must have a Responsible FertilityCare Practitioner who is formally trained in CrMS and certified through AAFCP.

The FertilityCare Ecosystem

The following organizations work closely together but serve distinct purposes.

  • Affiliates Centers through a Responsible Practitioner
  • Operations and Marketing Support
  • Certifies individual Practitioners and Medical Consultants
  • Professional membership organization for Practitioners and Medical Consultants
  • Accredits Education Programs
  • Continuing Education
  • Awards of Excellence
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  • Medical institute specializing in research, diagnosis, and treatment of procreative and women’s healthcare
  • National Center for Women’s Health
  • Education and Research
  • Teaching materials for centers

FCCA Board of Directors

The members of the FCCA Board of Directors are:

  • The Rev. David Daly, LC, ThL, PhL (Rome, Italy)
  • K. Diane Daly, RN, CFCE (St. Louis, MO)
  • Paul A. Hilgers, JD (Omaha, NE)
  • Stephen J. Hilgers, MD, JD, CFCMC (Houston, TX)
  • Susan K. Hilgers, BA, CFCE (Omaha, NE)
  • Kathy Hirkala, RN, BSN, CFCE (Weirton, WV)
  • Margaret P. Howard, MAM, CFCE (New Boston, TX)
  • Elizabeth Kauffeld, RN, BSN, CMSRN, CFCE (St. Louis, MO)
  • Paul Kortz, RN, MSN, CFCE (Peoria, IL)
  • Blaise Milburn, MD, CFCMC (Steubenville, OH)
  • Michelle Parrish, RN, BSN, CFCP (Ligonier, PA)
  • ​​​​​​​The Rev. Edward J. Richard, JD, DthM (Sulphur, LA)
  • Kathy Rivet, BS, CFCE (Manchester, NH)
  • Elizabeth Spruell, BA, CFCE (Bellaire, TX)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The FCCA Assistant Administrator is Gerianne Jensen, BS, CFCP (Omaha, NE).