Borrego Community Health Foundation

TO BE THE COMMUNITY LEADER IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATIONS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE UNDERSERVED, WITH AN EMPOWERED WORKFORCE PROVIDING MEASURABLE QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.

BORREGO HEALTH PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. WE SERVE THESE COMMUNITIES AND ADJOINING REGIONS WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AS A MEDICAL HOME AND SAFETY NET FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES. BORREGO HEALTH IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) AND A FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT DEEMED (FTCA) FACILITY. OUR SERVICE AREA COVERS A 250-MILE CORRIDOR ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES, CA, AND CONSISTS OF 18 HEALTH AND SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS, 2 PHARMACIES, 4 DENTAL CLINICS, AND 4 URGENT CARE CENTERS. SEE SCH O PAGE 42 FOR CONTINUATION.BORREGO HEALTH CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO ALMOST 90,000 PATIENTS IN ITS CLINICS. MOBILE UNITS AND SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. WHEN FACED WITH THE ABRUPT DECLINE IN CONTRACT DENTAL REVENUE, BORREGO HEALTH HAD TO CUT EXPENSES AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATING SERVICES WHERE NECESSARY AND CLOSING SOME CLINICS AND MOBILE UNITS. DESPITE THESE CUTS, BORREGO HEALTH WAS ABLE TO SERVE 90,000 PATIENTS AND KEEP ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE IN HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES.BORREGO HEALTH OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND TREATMENTS TO OUR PATIENTS, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRIC CARE, URGENT CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL SERVICES, SPECIALTY CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, TELEHEALTH AND ACCESS CLINIC. BCHF WAS ABLE TO MOBILIZE A COVID RESPONSE TEAM TO PROVIDE COVID TESTING AT DRIVE THROUGH EVENTS COORDINATED THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA AT CLINIC SITES AND MOBILE EVENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS VACCINES BECAME AVAILABLE, BCHF ALSO PROVIDED VACCINATION EVENTS ON DESIGNATED MOBILE UNITS AND AT CLINIC LOCATIONS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS AND MOBILE UNITS DUE TO COVID, BCHF WAS ABLE TO KEEP OUR CLINICS OPEN DURING COVID TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. WE HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHCARE AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS COVERING OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. WE OPERATE 9 MOBILE UNITS WHICH HELP FACILITATE REMOTE CARE WITH OUR FRONT-LINE STAFF OFFERING PRIMARY HEALTH, DENTAL CARE, AND MANY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SERVICES. BORREGO HEALTH'S SERVICES OFFERED VIA MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS INCLUDE: FAMILY MEDICINE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, WELL CHILD EXAMS, INCLUDING, PHYSICALS FOR SCHOOL, AND SPORTS PHYSICALS, IMMUNIZATIONS, SICK VISITS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, FAMILY PLANNING, HIV/STI TESTING, COVID-19 TESTING, FREE PREGNANCY TESTS AND LABS.BORREGO HEALTH IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATION AND BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION TO OVERCOMING THE PHYSICIAN AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHORTAGE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE ARE AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE TRAINING OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS, NURSING STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. WE PARTNERED WITH ESTABLISHED TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH OUR HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO TRAIN RESIDENTS IN MEDICINE AND FAMILY MEDICINE.DURING THE YEAR, BCHF PROVIDED 313,430 MEDICAL SERVICES, 21,777 DENTAL SERVICES, AND 18,879 WOMEN'S HEALTH PATIENT CARE VISITS. ALL PROGRAMS AIM TO DELIVER CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT CARE.