Family Health Centers of San Diego

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO’S
Adelante
A-DE-LAN-TE (ADV). -FORWARD, AHEAD Aug/Sep 2011
Family Health Centers of San Diego
1st
in
San Diego and 2nd in the country
to be designated as a Primary Care
Medical Home by The Joint Commission.
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Busy mom Carmen Gonzalez chose our Diamond
Neighborhoods Family Health Center as the Primary
Care Medical Home for her son Aaron (shown here
doing a check up of his own on Dr. Hippen). Like
many San Diegans, Carmen recently lost her job
and is looking for work. Aaron’s dad has steady
work as a mechanic, but his job doesn’t provide health
insurance for the family. Thankfully, Carmen
found our health center so her active preschooler
gets all of the healthcare services he needs!

Family Health Centers of San Diego
Meets the Needs of Moms & Newborns
Debbie Gonzalez (left) and Linda Castro (right) deliver the Bank of America
donation collection to the Baby Boutique Program Coordinator Esther Sosa (center).
Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Baby Boutique
Our Baby Boutique provides new and gently used baby items to our
prenatal patients. Patients collect “baby bucks” at their visits,
and then go shopping in the boutique for the essential items they
need. We need your support for this great program! You can help
by donating money or items to the program- every little bit helps!
Baby Boutique Wishlist:
• Diapers Sizes NB–3 • Breast Pumps
• Wipes
• Baby Blankets
• Car Seats
• Baby Washcloths
• Strollers
• Sippy Cups
• Playpens
• Baby Lotion
• Baby Swings • Diaper Rash Cream
• Clothing for
• Baby Wash
0-12 Months
• Baby Powder
• Shoes for
0-18 Months Olds
• Baby Bathtub Sets
• Diaper Bags
• Learning Games
(0-18 Months)
• Bouncers
• Baby Finger Toothbrush
• Baby Training Toilet
• Boppy/Nursing Pillow
• Foot Rattles
• Chimes for Car Seats
• Nursing Pads
• Lanolin Cream
• Pediatric
Thermometers
Direct donations can be made at www.fhcsd.org/donation.cfm.
Simply scroll down to where you see the words Baby Boutique.
To donate items or to start a baby supply collection at your place
of business, contact Barbara Fink at 619-515-2562.
We would like to recognize
Jones Lang LaSalle
for their generous
donation of $1,500!
Thank You
Bank of America
for hosting a baby
item collection drive!
Breast Pump Loan Program
August was National Breast Feeding month and our partners showed
their support in a big way. Thanks to the San Diego Breastfeeding
Coalition and Rest Haven Children’s Fund, Family Health Centers
of San Diego now has a new breast pump loan program! Through the
program, we can loan 10 multi-user electric pumps to new moms.
Breast milk is best for babies, and now we can better support new
breast feeding moms who can not afford to purchase the pumps
on their own.
For more information on our prenatal and postnatal support
programs, please call us at 619-515-2526.
Heidi Burke-Pevney (center), IBCLC, Project Coordinator presents one of the new pumps
to Gabi Armijo (left), Nutritionist/ Lactation Educator & Gracie Duran (right) Director of
Prenatal & Patient Care Support Services.
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
Gives Thanks To
Car donation program supports much needed services.
Estrella Beltran, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Appointment Technician, uses
our telecommunications equipment to answer thousands of patient calls each week.
Univision Radio and Charitable Auto Resources (CARS)
Join Forces to Benefit Family Health Centers of San Diego
Starting August 8, Univision’s Recuerdo 102.9 FM and La Nueva
106.5 FM will be airing promotional public service announcements
for vehicle donations to Family Health Centers of San Diego.
Do you have a used car, truck, or motorcycle sitting in your garage
that you no longer need? Family Health Centers of San Diego would
love to have it! Simply call 888-400-3365 and CARS will pick it up
and process the donation paper work. Money from your vehicle will
support our mission of providing healthcare to underserved
individuals. Turn your old car into a gift of health and life!
Spirit of The Barrio Awards for Telecommunications
We are honored to recognize Northrop Grumman and
C Enterprises with Spirit of the Barrio Awards for their in-kind
donation of telecommunications equipment. With a network of 30
sites, communication systems are integral to our infrastructure.
Thanks to corporations like Northrop Grumman and C Enterprises
we are able to keep equipment and overhead costs down so we can
devote more resources to patient care.
Special thanks to Peter Moore, Senior Vice President of
Univision Radio, and Rick Watkins, CEO of Charitable
Auto Resources, for partnering with us to bring health to
those in need.
Northrop Grumman Corporation and C Enterprises representatives
accepting their Spirit of the Barrio Award.
“Northrop Grumman Corporation is pleased to make this
contribution to Family Health Centers of San Diego. I hope our
contribution will play an important role in your IT infrastructure
and will help many others in the community.”
- Joe Cheu from Northrop Grumman
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
Recognition
Designated Primary Care Medical Home
Since our founding in 1970, Family Health Centers of San Diego has
been dedicated to providing coordinated care to our patients. This
summer, The Joint Commission formally designated Family Health
Centers of San Diego as a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH).
The PCMH criteria demonstrates an organization’s commitment to
ensuring their patients receive timely and well-coordinated
treatment. The criteria promotes increased patient satisfaction,
improved patient outcomes and reduced overall costs to the health
care system. The PCMH model exemplifies the new federal health
care reform efforts to improve health outcomes and insure the
coordination, quality and efficiency of health care services.
Physician Assistant Lori Saunders holds Leondrus White,
who came to the health center with his mom Leantonette
“LeeLee” White. LeeLee also received case management
and support services through our Black Infant Health
Program during her pregnancy - just one part of the
comprehensive service system that makes up our Primary
Care Medical Home system of care.
Family Health Centers of San Diego is honored to receive this
external validation of our care delivery system. Our dedicated
clinical and support teams work together to coordinate high
quality patient care and provide an exceptional patient
experience. PCMH certification insures our organization is
well-positioned as an integral provider in future Accountable
Care Organizations in San Diego.
Family Health Centers of San Diego is on Facebook!
Be sure to ‘Like’ us on Facebook to keep up on all the exciting things
happening at our health centers. Don’t forget to tell your friends too!
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
Site Expansion
NEW Health Center at
Rice Elementary in Chula Vista
Great news! We just received a federal school based health
center grant to establish a health center on the campus of Rice
Elementary in Chula Vista! The new health center will open
in 2012 through a partnership with the Chula Vista Elementary
School District. It will provide healthcare services to Rice
students, helping them stay healthy and in school, as well as
their families and local community.
Everyone is excited about the new health center at Rice Elementary in Chula Vista!
Watch City Heights Grow
We are excited about the progress of our new Family Health
Centers of San Diego’s City Heights Family Health Center. Each day of
construction we move closer to our new and expanded health
center. The center will provide comprehensive healthcare and support
services that will include:
• Adult Clinic with 11 Exam Rooms
• Pediatric Clinic with 12 Exam Rooms
• Women’s Clinic with 6 Exam Rooms
• Dental Clinic with 7 Operatories
• Developmental Services for Children, Birth to 5 Years Old
• HIV Prevention, Outreach and Testing
• Radiology
• Full-Service Laboratory
• Multi-Purpose Community Room
• First Floor Parking
• Patient Care Support Team Focused on Preventing
and Managing Chronic Disease
Family Health Centers of San Diego’s City Heights Family Health Center
is well on its way to completion.
Our City Heights Family Health Center sees men, women and children
of all ages and diverse backgrounds. Everyday, we strive to keep our
community healthy – but we need your help!
We invite you to join us in the Campaign for Care to support this
important project. Your support will help us to improve the health
care needs for the most vulnerable individuals in our community.
For information on the Campaign for Care, contact Edith Glassey,
Director of Philanthropy at 619-906-4508 or edithg@fhcsd.org.
Artist rendering of Family Health Centers of San Diego’s new
City Heights Family Health Center once complete.
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
Legacy Giving
Laura Rodriguez, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Founder.
Friends of the Family
Will You Be a Friend
of Our Family?
Recently, we sent a request for support to join
our Friends of the Family. We thank our donors
who responded with their generous hearts. It’s
not too late to join Friends of the Family – Family
Health Center of San Diego’s annual giving donor
program. When you join Friends of the Family, it is
a symbol of your annual commitment to help
those who are medically underserved – our
neighbors, our friends, our family - so that they can
continue to receive the much needed quality
healthcare they deserve. To make your contribution
to Friends of the Family, call 619-515-2562 or go
to: www.fhcsd.org/donate.cfm.
Thank you for being a FRIEND!
A very special gift that will secure your
family’s future is a plan that describes
your intentions for handling property
and responsibilities. Studies show that
more than 75% of the people who can
benefit from estate planning never do
because they procrastinate.
Without a valid will and/or estate plan,
the following are likely to occur:
a. The state will step in and determine
what will happen to your property
and who will be named to care for
your children.
b. Family members may be required to
pay unnecessary taxes or fees.
c. There will be no provision for the
final gifts to those you’ve supported
over the years.
If you don’t have an estate plan,
now is the time to take care of your
family’s future.
And in case you are considering including
Family Health Centers of San Diego in
your estate plan, here is the language
we suggest:
“I give, devise and bequeath to Family
Health Centers of San Diego the sum
of $_____or ___ % of my estate as an
unrestricted gift to support their mission.”
As you prepare your estate plan, you
will hear and read about words that
are not familiar to you, and below are
definitions that you might find helpful.
Beneficiary: Term used to describe a
person who benefits from a trust, will,
IRA, or other assets.
Estate: All property you own, in any
form, that will someday pass to loved
ones and/or charitable organizations.
Trust: A structure that outlines ownership
and management of your property.
Trustee: The individual or entity charged
with managing trust assets on a day-today
basis. In most cases, this is you.
Successor Trustee: The individual
or entity charged with taking over
management of trust assets if the
trustee becomes incapacitated or dies.
Will: Instructions to guide distribution
of your property or estate. When used
in tandem with a revocable living trust,
it normally directs the distribution of
personal property.
Executor: Person or entity chosen
to carry out the terms of your will;
sometimes referred to as a “personal
representative.”
Power of Attorney: A legal document
empowering others to take action on
your behalf. Durable Powers of Attorney
are used for the purpose of empowering
others if you become incapacitated.
Advance Health Care Directive:
A document that declares your wishes
outlining medical care and life support.
This document is also used to appoint
someone to make medical decisions on
your behalf if you are unable to make
these decisions for yourself.
Please always consult with your
attorney or professional advisor as you
take steps to plan your estate now. For
information on how to include FHCSD in
your estate plan, contact Edith Glassey,
Director of Philanthropy at 619-906-
4508 or edithg@fhcsd.org.
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Annual Sponsors
Presenting Adelante
Intercare Insurance Solutions
Port of San Diego
Sharp HealthCare
Viejas Enterprises
CP Kelco representatives pose for a photo at the Spirit of the Barrio.
CP Kelco, located on Harbor Drive, is our neighbor in Barrio Logan
and newest Spirit of the Barrio Award recipient. CP Kelco is the
world’s largest manufacturer of gellan gum – a gelling agent used in a
wide array of products for food, beverage, personal care, household,
industrial cleaners, and paper markets. Gellan gum is key to keeping
ice cream looking and tasting good! CP Kelco has partnered with
Family Health Centers for more than 20 years – they’ve helped us
set-up the tents at our Spirit of the Barrio luncheon, provided financial
support for our Mobile Medical Unit program and loyally sponsored our
events. Thank you, CP Kelco!
Fiesta Grande
Cox Communications
CP Kelco
General Dynamics NASSCO
Molina Healthcare of California
Rancho Mesa Insurance Services
Scripps Health
UC San Diego Health System
Union Bank
Univision Radio San Diego, Inc.
Clinic Benefactors
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair
California Marine Cleaning
Coast Citrus Distributors
Community Health Group
Continental Maritime of San Diego
Duhs Commercial
Imaging Healthcare Specialists, LLC
San Diego City Fire Fighters, Local 145
San Diego Gas & Electric
Health Center Patrons
A.O. Reed & Co.
Anthem Blue Cross
Bank of America
C.W. Driver
California College San Diego
Care 1st Health Plan
Correctional Alternatives
Davy Architecture
Kaiser Permanente
Law Offices of David W. Brody
Lifesharing
Office Depot Business Services Division
OliverMcMillan
sanofi-aventis
WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Jennette Lawrence Shay presenting Rudy Gonzalez his SOTB award.
Media Sponsors
Family Health Centers of San Diego also honored Rudy Gonzalez for
serving as a dedicated Spirit of the Barrio volunteer for over 5 years.
Rudy worked as a public servant for over 2 decades before retiring
from the City of San Diego. Rudy got to know our health center through
redevelopment projects in Barrio Logan. Once he retired, he decided
to help in a different capacity. Thank you Rudy for your dedication
and support!
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
823 Gateway Center Way
San Diego, CA 92102-4541
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In This Issue of Adelante - Aug/Sep 2011 Issue
New Health Center at
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Spirit of the Barrio
Award Recipient
Rudy Gonzalez.
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Locations
Family Health Centers of San Diego provides services throughout San Diego.
Beach Area Family Health Center
Beach Area Women’s Health Center
Black Infant Health Program
Chase Avenue Family Health Center
Chula Vista Family Health Center
City Heights Family Health Center
Community Circle East
Diamond Neighborhoods
Family Health Center
Downtown Family Health Center
Grossmont Spring Valley
Family Health Center
Grossmont Spring Valley Dental Clinic
East County Family Counseling Center
Healthy Development Services - Central
Healthy Development Services - East
HIV-Alcohol & Drug Related
Intervention Services
HIV Coordinated Service Center
HIV Prevention & Outreach Center
KidCare Express Mobile Medical Units
Lemon Grove Family Health Center
Logan Heights Family Health Center
Logan Heights Dental Clinic
Logan Heights Family Counseling Center
North Park Family Health Center
Ciaccio Memorial Clinic Hillcrest
North Park/Hillcrest Dental Clinic
North Park Pediatric Clinic and
Development Center
Postpartum Education Service Center
Sherman Heights Family Health Center
Teen Health Center
Toddler Enrichment Program
Veterans Village of San Diego
Everyone is welcome at our health centers. Many patients qualify for programs
that cover the cost of their care. If patients don’t qualify for a program, they will
be charged a discounted sliding fee based on their income and family size. For
more information, please visit www.fhcsd.org or call 619-515-2300.
Governing Board
of Directors
Wayne Anderson, M.D.
Scripps Clinic
Margarita Carmona
Community Representative
Barbara Carr
Community Representative
Jose de la Garza
Community Representative
Bertha Garcia
Mexican-American Paralegal/Transcription
Janice Gilmore-See
La Mesa Spring Valley School District
Cathie Lester, CPA
Tate & Associates
Robert Mendes, M.D.
Pfizer
Steven Olson
Community Representative
Stephanie Perez
Community Representative
Cláudia Schwartz
HR Results
Walter Scott
Community Representative
Captain Cesar A. Solis
San Diego Police Department
Venus Thomas
Shoebox Accounting
Advisory Board
of Directors
Mazda Antia, JD
Cooley Godward Kronish
Julie Beacock
Intercare Insurance Solutions
Amy Berry
Cox Communications
Leslie Bruce
UCSD Extension
John Burdick
Consultant
Fran Butler-Cohen
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Scott Duhs
Duhs Commercial
Randall Frazine
Jani-King of California
Roxane Helstrom
Consultant
Spencer Hutchins
West Wireless Health Institute
Lisa Mednick
Union Bank of California
Fred Schlaffer
BankCardDepot
Brian Trotier
The Terrasys Group
Adelante-Volume 19, Issue 4-Aug 2011/Sep 2011
Adelante is a free publication produced bimonthly by Family Health Centers of San Diego, 823 Gateway Center Way, San Diego, CA 92102.