South Central Family Health Center

TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO UNINSURED AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED LOW INCOME FAMILIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES.SINCE 1981, SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (SCFHC) HAS BEEN DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. OUR ORGANIZATION IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HEALTH CENTER GRANTEE SINCE 2001 WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION IN A WELCOMING AND MULTI-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE VISION IS TO LEAD THE WAY IN HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SCFHC RECEIVES SECTION 330 HEALTH CENTER GRANT FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE CARE TO UNINSURED, LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. SCFHC OPERATES 13 SERVICE DELIVERY SITES (ONE OF THE 13 SITES IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY SITE) THAT INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND OTHER CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS LOCATED WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT SCFHC HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS, WITH A TOTAL OF 116,158 VISITS FOR THE YEAR 2021.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) PROGRAM OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) REQUIRES GRANTEES TO PROVIDE A BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION SERVED AND TO DO SO IN A PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED MANNER. THESE BASIC SERVICES INCLUDE: 1) ACCESS TO CRISIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 2) DIRECT SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT, FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; 3) PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING; 4) OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES; 5) OUTPATIENT CLINIC PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTH RISK; 6) HIGH QUALITY TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT WILL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN SUSTAINING RECOVERY, AND GAINING ACCESS TO NEEDED MEDICAL, SOCIAL, LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; 7) EVIDENCE-BASED AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; 8) PEER SPECIALIST AND RECOVERY COACHES, PEER COUNSELING, AND 9) FAMILY/CAREGIVER SUPPORTS; INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE ARMED FORCES MEMBER LOCATED 50 MILES OR MORE FROM A MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY, AND VETERANS LIVING 40 MILES OR MORE FROM A VA MEDICAL FACILITY. IN CONCLUSION THIS GRANT HAS HELPED SCFHC TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 8,437 VISITS FOR THE YEAR OF 2021.

COVID OUTREACH SERVICES.THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) ACT PROVIDES ONE-TIME FUNDING (H8F) FOR A 2-YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE TO SUPPORT HEALTH CENTERS FUNDED UNDER THE HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) AND TO ENHANCE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.THANKS TO THE ARP GRANT, SCFHC WAS ABLE TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT VACCINE ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE FIELD. UTILIZING OUR MOBILE UNIT, WE PROVIDED VACCINE CLINICS AT LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS, AT LOCAL CHURCHES, AND CONDUCTED A SERIES OF VACCINE CLINICS IN CONCERT WITH THE CONSULATES OF HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, AND PANAMA, AMONG OTHERS. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THESE ADDITIONAL VACCINE CLINICS WAS DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY THE H8F GRANT THROUGH THE FUNDING OF PROVIDER AND SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES. AS A RESULT, SCFHC HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 4,844 VISITS FOR THE YEAR 2021.