Wesley Health Centers NOW OFFERING CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES at the following locations:
Bellflower, CCH, Lancaster, and Palmdale East.
Start on your way to better mobility and see improvement in the quality of your daily living.
Schedule your appointment today!

Thank you to our 2020 sponsors who helped us celebrate our community’s health and wellness for National Health Center Week (NHCW) at our Wesley Health Centers – East Hollywood, Pasadena, Lancaster, and Lynwood North.

>> Lea la versión en español aquí.

Dear Wesley Health Center’s patient:

We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.

Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice, and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it is both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our dental clinics to keep patients and staff safe.

Our office follows infection control recommendations made by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up to date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued.

You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:

• Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. The dental clinic will use teledental (audiovisual appointments) to limit a patient’s, need to physically be in the office. The teledental appointments will be conducted by a Dentist 1-2 days prior to your in-person appointment.
• You will be asked those same screening questions again when you are in the office.
• We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the office. You will also find some in the reception area and other places in the office for you to use as needed.
• You may see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, children’s toys and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
• Appointments will be managed to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you are offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.
• We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time.

We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice. To make an appointment, please call our office at (866) 733-5924 or click here.

Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors, and friends.

Sincerely,

The Dental & Oral Health Care Team

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• Download Oral Health Care Protocols [in English]
• Download Oral Health Care Protocols [en español]

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We continue to monitor the latest guidance for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Our priority is to keep you and our community safe and healthy. We are taking proactive steps to maintain a safe workplace and have adopt practices protecting the health of our employees, patients and the community.  We will continue to share information as it becomes available.

What You Need to Know About COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING What does it mean and why is it important? Social Distancing is the practice of reducing close contact between people to slow the spread of infections or diseases. Social Distancing measures include limiting large groups of people coming together, closing buildings and cancelling events.
AVOID Group Gatherings Sleep Overs Play Dates Concerts Theatre Outings Athletic Events Crowded Stores Malls Bars & Restaurants Non-essential Travel	USE CAUTION Visiting a Grocery Store Picking Up Medications Playing Tennis in the Park Essential Travel Pick up & Delivery of Food Visitors in your Home Mass Transit	SAFE TO DO Take a Walk Go for a Hike Yard Work Play in your Yard Clean Out Closet Read a Good Book Listen to Music Cook a Meal Family Game Night Go for a Drive Group Video Chats Stream a Show Call or Text a Friend Call or Text an Elderly Neighbor

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Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
• California Department of Public Health https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
• LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

 

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Additional COVID-19 Information:

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JWCH Recognized for Exceptional Care as 2019 Recipient of the Health Resources and Services Administration Quality Improvement Award

 

September 5, 2019, Los Angeles– In late August, the U.S. Department of Health Services announced nearly $107 million in Quality Improvement Awards to 1,273 health centers across the United States. This year JWCH is proud to announce that we were selected as 2019 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program Quality Improvement Awardee. JWCH was honored as a Health Center Quality Leader with a silver badge, designating JWCH as one of the nation’s top 20% of health centers that achieved the best overall clinical performance outcomes in 2018.  JWCH also received recognition in three other areas, including reducing health disparities by meeting or exceeding Healthy People 2020 goals for low birth weight, hypertension control, and diabetes control (1^st Tier Health Disparities Reducer Award), increasing both the number of patients served and patients’ ability to access comprehensive services (Health Access Enhancer Award), and delivering patient-centered care (PCMH). In addition to these quality of care recognitions, JWCH received a $150,472 grant as a result of our excellent performance which we will reinvest in quality improvement projects to further increase the quality, efficiency, and value of the health care services we provide to our patients.

 

Background:

JWCH Institute, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center established in 1960. JWCH is the largest provider of homeless health care in California and our mission is to “improve the health status and well-being of under-served segments of the population of Los Angeles County through the direct provision or coordination of health care, health education, services, and research”. JWCH operates 31 sites, which includes primary care clinics, dental clinics, school-based sites, substance abuse treatment sites, homeless health care, and mobile units to provide quality and integrated care to low-income and homeless residents throughout LA County.