Founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1971, Neighborhood Healthcare is an award-winning organization that is known for excelling at its mission. This year we are proud to celebrate 40 years of continuous service to the community. The mission has remained the same over the years: to provide quality health care and promote wellness to everyone in our communities, focusing on those most in need. As a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) community health organization, we serve as a safety net for the community by providing medical, dental and behavioral health services to 65,000 people annually in more than 235,000 visits. Neighborhood Healthcare began as an all-volunteer neighborhood clinic in Escondido and now has eleven health centers located throughout San Diego and Riverside counties. Ninety-eight percent of our patients live 200% below the federal poverty level.

Neighborhood Healthcare has consistently provided high quality care when compared to national standards. Services include pediatric and adult primary care, prenatal care, family planning, HIV testing and medical care, women’s health, dental services, behavioral health/counseling, health education, and basic pharmacy & lab services. We have full service behavioral health/counseling departments in Escondido and Temecula with a third opening in El Cajon in 2009. Behavioral health services are also integrated with primary care at some locations by locating a behavioral health therapist in the primary care setting, allowing for immediate behavioral health assessment and intervention for patients during their primary care visit. Our geriatricians provide specialized care for the elderly and provide medical directorship for two skilled nursing facilities in the north inland service area of San Diego County. Our Hospitalist program provides adult inpatient care for patients without a health insurance or a regular physician who are admitted to Palomar Medical Center (Escondido) or Pomerado Hospital (Poway). In order to meet the changing health needs of the community, we have opened specialized health centers focusing on the needs of older adults, children and women.