SCHC: About Us

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Mission | Who we serve | History
Leadership | Providers | Board of Directors

Southwest Community Health Center is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) providing comprehensive health care to uninsured and underinsured people in the greater Santa Rosa area regardless of their ability to pay. SCHC services include primary care, family planning, obstetrics, mental health, adult day services, specialty care, outreach, health education, and advocacy.

As the largest community health center in Sonoma County, we serve more than 12,000 patients annually, the majority of whom live below the federal poverty level.

SCHC operates five sites throughout Santa Rosa:

•		Southwest Community Health Center - Main Clinic
•		Chanate Family Practice Center
•		Elsie Allen Health Center
•		Southwest Adult Day Services
•		Turning Point Satellite Clinic (by referral only)

Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values

VISION - To create a sustainable health care resource for our community and improve the health and well being of the people we serve. We will act as an integral partner with the community in the promotion of health, education, and access to care.

MISSION STATEMENT - The Southwest Community Health Center is dedicated to providing excellent, affordable medical care and health education in a supportive and culturally appropriate environment. We are committed to acting as advocates for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the individuals in our community.

CORE VALUES

• We believe that the Health Center is a sanctuary, a place of refuge for those who need healing and community.

• We believe that all who enter our doors must be heard, valued, and honored for their way of being and knowing.

• We will constantly strive to create a tolerant and loving environment for all our neighbors.

• We insist on a continuous progression in words and in deeds towards a better understanding and service of the needs of our community.

• Through all our endeavors, we will promote the community's ownership of the health center. This community health center will rely on the cultural wealth of the Southwest area neighborhoods to sustain and nurture our health center and to challenge and enrich its beliefs.

Who we serve

Our History

1992 - Six aspiring, local family physicians going through residency together - Julio Porro, Jennifer Hastings, Jeff Meckler, Mara Pacheco, Gina Ramirez, and Roberto Azcarraga - dream of creating a family clinic to bring badly needed health care to the residents of Southwest Santa Rosa.

1993 - The six physicians form Amistad Medical Group, pooled their own money to hire a consultant, and began searching for a clinic site.

1996 - With the help of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Southwest Community Health Center opens its doors with two doctors, one medical assistant, and 5-10 patients a week.

1997 - SCHC is granted FQHC "look-alike" status providing improved Medi-Cal reimbursement for services.

2001 - In partnership with Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and Elsie Allen High School, SCHC assumes the operation of the Elsie Allen Health Center.

2002 - SCHC earns federally qualified health center (FQHC) status, opening the door to federal funding assistance.
(What is FQHC status?)

2003 - SCHC partners with the Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC) to provide medical care to the clients at the Turning Point residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

2004 - SCHC takes over operation of the Southwest Adult Day Services program at Friends House, culminating a joint effort between local hospitals, health, and senior agencies to keep the program from shutting down.

2004 - SCHC, in partnership with Sutter Medical Center, opens a satellite clinic at the Chanate Campus to expand access to care.

2005 - SCHC wins federal expansion grant enabling Chanate Health Center to operate on a full-time basis. The Lions Vision Center opens at Chanate Health Center in November, broadening vision care for SCHC and other uninsured patients.

2006 - As an independent, federally qualified health center, SCHC staff grows beyond 100 and our five sites provide more than 50,000 patient visits each year.

2007 - SCHC takes over operation of the Family Practice Clinic associated with the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, which is combined with the Chanate Health Center to become the new Chanate Family Practice Center. With this additional site, SCHC expects total annual patient visits to reach 100,000 in 2008.

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