Blessing Community Health Center

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTIVE MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AND TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO IMPROVE LIVES FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED BY PROVIDING TREATMENT, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES.

THE ORGANIZATION SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:(A) MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDE: GENERAL PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, SCREENINGS, VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING, IMMUNIZATIONS, WELL CHILD SERVICES, GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES, POSTPARTUM CARE, PREVENTATIVE DENTAL, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, ELIGIBILITY SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION, OUTREACH.(B) MEDICAL TELEHEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE: GENERAL WELLNESS VISITS, LAB TEST OR X-RAY RESULTS, MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS, COUNSELING ABOUT DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS, PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION COUNSELING. SEE SCHEDULE O PAGE 33.(C) DENTAL: BASIC DENTAL SCREENINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION AND RELATED ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, TOPICAL APPLICATION OF FLUORIDES, SEALANTS, PERIODONTAL THERAPIES.(D) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED AND OFFERS AN ARRAY OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CARE AND SUPPORT THE YOUNG ADULTS TO ELDERLY'S WHILE MEETING INDIVIDUALS NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SUFFER WITH MILD TO SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. IN ADDITION TO TREATMENT WITH PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS , THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS TO TREAT MORE MILD MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS RELATED TO STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS SUCH AS (E.G., DIVORCE), WORK AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS, ANGER, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES, AND FAMILY RELATED ISSUES, WHICH CAN BRING OUT SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SLEEP DIFFICULTY, AND FATIGUE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS IN PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS BY FOLLOWING MAT PROTOCOLS AND INTEGRATING MEDICAL CARE AS APPROPRIATE.(E) FAMILY PLANNING, ACCESS, CARE, AND TREATMENT (FAMILY PACT) PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AT NO COST TO CALIFORNIA'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. THE PURPOSE OF FAMILY PLANNING IS TO PROVIDE WOMEN AND MEN A MEANS BY WHICH THEY DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES THE NUMBER, TIMING, AND SPACING OF THEIR CHILDREN. FAMILY PACT SERVES OVER 1 MILLION INCOME-ELIGIBLE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE THROUGH A NETWORK OF 2,400 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES INCLUDES: COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, CONTRACEPTION, PREGNANCY TESTING, STERILIZATION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STI) TESTING, AND LIMITED CANCER SCREENING SERVICES.(F) COVID-19 TREATMENT: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE THAT INFECTED WITH COVID. THESE TREATMENTS MAY HELP INDIVIDUALS AVOID SEVERE ILLNESS, HOSPITALIZATION, AND DEATH. THE PATIENTS AT WILL BE ABLE TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19 AT THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCATION. AND IF THE PATIENT IS POSITIVE FROM COVID, AND IF TREATMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM, THEY WILL BE RECEIVING THE COVID-19 ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION.(G) PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN (PE4PW): THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, TEMPORARY COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL CARE TO LOW-INCOME PREGNANT PATIENTS PENDING A FORMAL MEDI-CAL APPLICATION. ANY PATIENT WHO THINKS THEY ARE PREGNANT AND WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT IS ELIGIBLE FOR PE4PW.(H) VACCINES FOR CHILDREN (VFC): THIS PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES BY PROVIDING VACCINES AT NO COST TO PROVIDERS WHO SERVE ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE VFC PROGRAM HAS EARNED HIGH MARKS FROM CALIFORNIA DOCTORS FOR MAKING IT EASY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS.(I) CHILD HEALTH & DISABILITY PREVENTION: THIS PROVIDES COMPLETE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND DISABILITIES FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND YOUTH. A HEALTH ASSESSMENT CONSISTS OF A HEALTH HISTORY, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT, NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT, DENTAL ASSESSMENT, VISION AND HEARING TESTS, A TUBERCULIN TEST, LABORATORY TESTS, IMMUNIZATIONS, HEALTH EDUCATION/ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE, AND REFERRAL FOR ANY NEEDED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.THIS PROGRAM OVERSEES THE SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP COMPONENTS OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) PROGRAM FOR MEDI-CAL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH.THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 1,069 PATIENTS DURING 2023.