CEO's Corner

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is offering the COVID-19 vaccine at no-cost to individuals ages 65 and over on a walk-in basis this Saturday only. Saturday, February 6, 2021 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family Health Centers of San Diego Headquarters 823 Gateway Center Way, San Diego CA 92102 If you or any …

To our valued patients: Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is dedicated to ensuring you have the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccine. In San Diego County, the vaccine is currently available to health care workers, as well as employees and residents of long-term care facilities, since they have a higher-than-average risk of …

What would you do if you found out your mother had become homeless? I know many of us feel this could never happen to us, but it’s the disheartening reality individuals like John have had to face. Before finding Family Health Centers of San Diego, John watched his mother Sharon grapple for years with an …

Dear Valued Supporters: These are unusual times, unprecedented even – we certainly have heard those words enough in the last few weeks. Family Health Centers of San Diego intends to be a leader in combating the spread of the coronavirus in our beautiful community, and we need your help. First, let me tell you about …

Dear Valued Supporters: Through the current outbreak, Family Health Centers of San Diego continues to provide critical care to our community, both to those experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and those seeking our medical and supportive services. We will not turn away any patient, regardless of their symptoms or ability to pay. Our commitment is to …

Dear Valued Supporters: These are unusual times, unprecedented even – we certainly have heard those words enough in the last few weeks. Many of you watch in horror as this pandemic unfolds, wondering what you can do. The answer is that you cannot make much of an impact in Italy or Spain or China, but …

According to data from a 2017 publication from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP), “Don’t Count on It”, the annual number of homeless individuals is 2.5 to 10.2 times greater than the numbers obtained through the national Point in Time Count ( PIT Count). In past PIT Counts of homeless persons, San …

I came to San Diego in the early ‘70s. The beaches were clean and uncrowded. The freeways were “free ways” absent of grid lock, bumper to bumper traffic and the frustrations of commuting. As I think back, there was no “commuting” as we know it today. Housing was affordable and close to your work. Apartments …

We are re-running the article again from 2015 and 2016 to highlight the importance of consistent breast cancer screening. During the month of October, we continue our tradition and invite you to view upcoming mammogram events in your area. Pink, long associated with all things soft and girly, has become a man’s color each October. It …

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates have tripled in the United States. Today our country has some of the highest obesity rates in the world. One out of every six children is obese, and one out of every three children is overweight, or obese. In …

The debate over healthcare is exhausting. Not sure how many plans have been authored by House representatives and senators…safe to say, a bunch. Each has their own unique twist and all are designed to frighten the bejesus out of hardworking middle and lower income earners who depend on the exchanges and the federal Medicaid/Medi-cal program …

Every three years Family Health Centers of San Diego is subjected to an intense review of our programs, services, and most of all, our clinical safety. For over two decades, we have invited The Joint Commission, the nation’s pre-eminent accrediting body for health care organizations, to spend a week testing our systems, our culture of …