SVECC Profile: Family Health Centers of San Diego

In 2009, when the made the tough decision to close down Spring Valley Elementary School due to declining enrollment, much thought was given to what to do with the facility. 

Thanks to some ambitious social groups in Spring Valley, along with San Diego Youth Services, the decision was made to lease the buildings out and form a community center that would be the heartbeat of improving the quality of life for those in Spring Valley and other areas of East County. Then and there the was born.

Now, with the facility at close to 99 percent occupancy, Mount Helix Patch will profile each of the organizations at the SVECC in a multi-part series.

Today, we will profile Family Health Centers of San Diego. Jennette Lawrence Shay, director of community relations, answered questions from Mount Helix Patch via email.

When was your organization/program founded? 
Family Health Centers of San Diego was founded in 1970.

What is the mission of your organization/program? 
Our mission is to provide caring, affordable, high quality healthcare to everyone, with a special commitment to low income, uninsured and medically underserved persons.

What are the specific services provided to Spring Valley (or other communities)? 
Family Health Centers of San Diego provides comprehensive medical, dental and mental healthcare services in Spring Valley.  Our main clinic, Grossmont Spring Valley Family Health Center is located at 8788 Jamacha Rd.  We offer pediatrics, adult medicine, OB/GYN services (including prenatal care), dental, counseling (individual, couples, and family), psychiatry and health education at the clinic. 

At our Spring Valley-East Communities Center site we offer our Community Circle East program which provides school and home-based counseling and other mental health services to children and families within the . We also offer clinic based counseling services. These services are for adults and children. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy. In addition to our Spring Valley locations, we have 28 other locations in our system of care throughout the County of San Diego.

How many people do you serve? 
Our organization provides approximately 2,000 patient visits a day. 

What else do you want to the community to know about you being here? 
Everyone is welcome at our health centers, including uninsured and Medi-Cal patients.   We are here to help and want to make sure that everyone in our community has access to healthcare.  Our website is www.fhcsd.org and the main phone number for Grossmont Spring Valley Family Health Center is 619-515-2555.

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