Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    PATIENT SERVICES - LA CLINICA'S PRIMARY CARE SERVICES EMPLOY A FAMILY PRACTICE MODEL OF CARE AND ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF FAMILY MEDICINE, INCLUDING: PRENATAL CARE, PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, ADULT MEDICINE, AND GERIATRICS. SERVICES FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE AS WELL AS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING CARE MANAGEMENT. DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OBESITY, AND HIV ARE AREAS OF EXPERTISE AS THE MOST PREVALENT CHRONIC DISEASES AFFECTING OUR TARGET POPULATION. CARE TEAMS AT LA CLINICA INCLUDE BILINGUAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS, NURSES, AND STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CLINIC; AND HEALTH EDUCATOR, CARE COORDINATORS, AND INSURANCE SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. SINCE MARCH 2020, LA CLINICA LIMITED ITS IN-PERSON SERVICES TO KEEP ITS PATIENTS SAFE, DRASTICALLY REDUCING ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AT CLINICAL SITES AND RAMPING UP TELEHEALTH AND TELEPHOINIC OPTIONS TO REACH PATIENTS FROM THEIR HOMES DURING THE PANDEMIC. ADDIONALLY, LA CLINICA PROVIDED NEW SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 SUCH AS TESTING, CONTACT TRACING AND THE CARE AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE. WE OFFER SERVICES REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY AND CHARGE PATIENTS ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON FAMILY INCOME. THIS DEPARTMENT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FACED BY LOW-INCOME PATIENTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.7M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION - THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION (CHA) DEPARTMENT ASSESSES HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, AND DEVELOPS STRATEGIES GROUNDED IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS AT THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, GROUP, COMMUNITY, OR STRUCTURAL LEVEL, AS APPROPRIATE. CHA CONCENTRATES ON HEALTH ISSUES/NEEDS MOST PREVALENT WITH LA CLINICA'S PATIENT POPULATION AND ENGAGES MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION, LGBTQ EMPOWERMENT, HIV/AIDS TESTING, COUNSELING AND REFERRAL, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. IN ADDTION TO THESE PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES, IN 2020 CHA LAUNCHED LA CAS DESDE SU CASA (LA CASA FROM YOUR HOME) WHICH PROVIDES CULTUALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION ON COVID-19, NAVIGATES CLIENTS TO FOOD, MAILS OUT BOXES OF CONDOMS AND HOME-TEST KITS TO HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS, AND ENGAGES THE VERY ELDERLY WHO ARE MOST IN NEED OF CONTACT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.4M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE- THE MHSA DEPARTMENT PROVIDES BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND COUPLES MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, USING A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH AND SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, PTSD, AND DUAL DIAGNOSES. LA CLINICA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE TEAMS COLLABORATE TO ACHIEVE A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE AND THE DEPARTMENT RUNS A MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH HOUSED IN NORTHWESTERN HS IN PG COUNTY. LA CLINCA'S "VOLVIENDO A VIVIR" PROGRAM IS THE ONLY BILINGUAL SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM SERVING THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN DC, AND OFFERS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CLINICAL CARE COORDINATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HIV TESTING AND EDUCATION. LA CLINICA IS A LEVEL I AND LEVEL 2 RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) PROVIDER THROUGH THE DC DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH. SINCE MARCH 2020, ALL OF THE MHSA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ADJUSTED TO BEING PROVIDED REMOTELY VIA ZOOM AND PHONE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.7M