LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER
Programs
La Familia Medical Center Services
LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO EVERYONE IN THE SANTA FE AREA, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. FOUNDED IN 1972, LA FAMILIA HAS FOUR CLINICS: THREE MEDICAL AND ONE DENTAL. ALL ARE LOCATED IN HIGH NEED AREAS OF SANTA FE COUNTY. LFMC'S ALTO STREET CLINIC ALSO OFFERS A DISCOUNT PHARMACY AND LAB SERVICES FOR PATIENT CONVENIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. IN FY24, LA FAMILIA SERVED 15,038 PATIENTS IN 62,293 ENCOUNTERS. LA FAMILIA'S PATIENTS ARE MAJORITY LOW-INCOME WITH MORE THAN HALF LIVING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AT OR BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. EIGHTY PERCENT ARE HISPANIC AND 50% REQUIRE SERVICES IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. FORTY-FOUR PERCENT ARE UNINSURED AND 27% RECEIVE MEDICAID BENEFITS.ALL OF LA FAMILIA'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT MANNER, RESPECTFUL OF PATIENTS RIGHTS, DIGNITY AND PRIVACY. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS INCLUDING THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN SANTA FE, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND CASE MANAGEMENT/NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR PATIENTS NEEDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. IN ADDITION, LA FAMILIA PROVIDES VACCINES TO AT-RISK POPULATIONS UNDER SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE EVERYONE CAN GET THE VACCINES THEY NEED. INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMONLY GIVEN TO PATIENTS. LA FAMILIA PARTICIPATES IN THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN (VFC) PROGRAM, A TITLE X PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO VFC, TITLE X VACCINES COVER BOTH INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA FOR ADULTS, AS WELL AS DIRECT PURCHASE AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR FLU AND OTHER COMMONLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES FOR SCHOOL, ELDERLY PATIENTS, AND OTHERS.IN FY24, LA FAMILIA PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS CARED FOR 463 OB PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS DELIVERED 86 BABIES. LA FAMILIA OB PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM PRE-NATAL CARE AND COUNSELING, POST-DELIVERY HOSPITAL VISITS, ACCESS TO BREAST FEEDING ASSISTANCE FROM A CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A CAR SEAT FOR THEIR INFANT AT NOMINAL COST, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN ITS USE, THROUGH A CERTIFIED CAR SEAT SAFETY PROGRAM. RELATED WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO LARCS AT REDUCED COST, AND MEDICALLY INDICATED REFERRALS TO A CONTRACTED OB/GYN SPECIALIST SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT IS OFFERED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A TRADITIONAL PRIMARY CARE PATIENT-PROVIDER RELATIONSHIP AND NOT AS A STAND-ALONE PROGRAM. PATIENTS SIGN A CONTRACT COMMITTING TO THE PLAN OF CARE AND AGREE TO A HIGHLY STRUCTURED SET OF REQUIREMENTS AND TREATMENT GOALS TO MANAGE THEIR SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN SOBRIETY. THE PROGRAM HAS SOLID FUNDING SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES. PROGRAM SUCCESS INCLUDES NOT JUST THE PRIMARY PATIENT, BUT ALSO EXTENDS TO PARTNERS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE ARE OB PATIENTS WHO ENTER INTO THE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE SOBRIETY FOR THEMSELVES BUT ALSO TO PREVENT HARM TO THEIR UNBORN CHILD. LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER ALSO HAS AN ACTIVE SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.LA FAMILIA IS A PRIMARY TRAINING SITE FOR THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. IT ALSO TRAINS NURSE PRACTITIONERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NURSING PROGRAM AT THE SOUTHSIDE CLINIC.DENTAL SERVICES GO WELL BEYOND THE PRIMARILY PREVENTIVE RANGE OF SERVICES REQUIRED OF ALL FQHCS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, CROWNS, DENTURES, ROOT CANALS AND IMPLANTS. LA FAMILIA DENTAL CLINIC IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR MANY RESIDENTS OF SANTA FE COUNTY WHO ARE UNINSURED. THE LA FAMILIA DENTAL CLINIC IS A CODA-ACCREDITED RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR NYU LANGONE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY. IN ADDITION, THE DENTAL CLINIC TRAINS SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM. LA FAMILIA OFFERS DISEASE SPECIFIC EDUCATION TO ASSIST AND TEACH PATIENTS TO MANAGE THEIR OWN CARE MORE EFFECTIVELY. THESE INCLUDE NUTRITION COUNSELING, FOOD SELECTION AND PREPARATION INSTRUCTION BY A LICENSED DIETITIAN, DIABETES MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROVIDED BY A CERTIFIED DIABETIC EDUCATOR WITH PHYSICIAN BACKUP AND ASSISTANCE, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT ARE BARRIERS TO BETTER OVERALL HEALTH STATUS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$15.9M
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