Thursday, March 13, 2025
3/13/2025
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. (La Maestra) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The organization opened in 1990 to address the needs of low-income, uninsured, and underinsured populations. Today, La Maestra operates 18 primary care clinics, ten dental suites, three school-based health centers, and two mobile medical and dental units throughout central, east, and south San Diego County, California. La Maestra’s Expanded Hours (EH) project will increase a total of 16 hours, by expanding Monday through Thursday closing times from 6 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday closing times from 2 pm to 6 pm at the organization’s main clinic site located in City Heights. Two interdisciplinary care teams will provide primary and mental health care, as well as substance use disorder services during after-hours weekdays and Saturdays. The organization will serve hard-to-reach, at-risk populations, including but not limited to low-income individuals and families living at or below 200% of poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, homeless populations, immigrants, refugees, and veterans, as well as previously incarcerated individuals. The goal of La Maestra’s EH project is to expand access and reduce barriers to high-quality primary care and specialty care by increasing the number of hours the organization provides primary and mental health care, including substance use disorder (SUD) serves to patients in San Diego County. The organization expects to achieve this goal by reaching the following objectives: 1) provide comprehensive primary care and/or mental health services, including SUD to a minimum of 700 new unduplicated patients by November 30, 2026 (350 annually); 2) provide comprehensive primary care and/or mental health services, including SUD to a minimum of 3,382 existing unduplicated patients by November 30, 2026 (1,691 annually); and 3) host a minimum of 12 outreach events per month to maximize exposure to EH services by November 30, 2026 (120 annually).
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