September 1, 2017
Hepatitis C Facts
Hepatitis Facts Hepatitis C, also known as Hep C or HCV, is an infectious viral disease that causes inflammation of the liver. Persons can contract the disease through contact with blood from an infected person and it is most commonly spread through the sharing of needles and drug paraphernalia or non-sterile tattoo and body piercing …
September 1, 2017
CEO’s Corner: This Is Not a World Record the US Wants…
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 …
July 24, 2017
The Port of San Diego
The Port of San Diego is where San Diego greets the world. It is also a place where our community members work, play and connect. Through the reinvestment of revenue generated from the hundreds of businesses on our active waterfront, the Port has provided prosperity to the surrounding communities and local economy. Since its establishment …
July 20, 2017
CEO’s Corner: It Should Be Abundantly Clear By Now…
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 …
June 20, 2017
CEO’s Corner: Why Do We Do This, Again and Again?
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 …
May 26, 2017
Are You #HepAware?
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. With the recent hepatitis A breakout in the city of San Diego, Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) encourages patients of all ages to protect themselves by becoming #HepAware. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis without knowing they are …
May 9, 2017
CEO’s Corner: Proud to say we are at it again!
Protecting the “littles” is a cornerstone of Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission. Children are the most vulnerable and disadvantaged when it comes to health care prevention. Nationally, pediatric practices are challenged with retaining their patients after four months of age. Contributors to this decline in pediatric wellness visits may be busy single …
April 25, 2017
Healthy Habits Build Healthy Families
This past weekend, families gathered at Sherman Heights Community Center for Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Healthy Heroes Wellness Fair. This second-annual fair provided kids and their families with the opportunity to learn more about the health care services available to them, along with ways to improve their health and make smart choices. FHCSD …
April 10, 2017
CEO’s Corner: Inaugural Class Graduates Contribute to Addressing National Physician Shortage
On June 29, 2017, FHCSD will graduate our inaugural class of Family Medicine physicians, and in so doing, move one step closer to providing a solution for our organization to the national physician shortage. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, “Under every combination of scenarios modeled, the United States will face a shortage …
March 28, 2017
Are You At Risk For Diabetes? Take The Test!
March 28, 2017, is American Diabetes Association Alert Day! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 86 million Americans have prediabetes – and 9 out of 10 of those affected are unaware that they have it. The CDC also projects that 15-30% of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within …
March 8, 2017
CEO’s Corner: How Far Would You Go To Turn a Wrong into a Right?
If you knew that a certain segment of Americans had a suicide rate of 41% compared to the general public’s rate of 4.6% you might be shocked. It might be further horrifying to know that many represented in that high rate of suicide were children. And of those children, most had been bullied, isolated, and …
February 27, 2017
FHCSD Celebrates American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month. Whether or not you participated by having a free blood pressure screening at Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Love Your Heart event, it is always important to monitor your heart health throughout the year. Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) roughly 610,000 …
