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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.

TO ALL OF YOU THAT MADE OUR 2018​ BENEFIT A SUCCESS

Wesley Health Centers want to help you and your family maintain a health smile!

We currently offer 3 locations as your “dental home”

• Los Angeles
• Norwalk
• Pasadena

Our Oral Health Screening offers:

• Visual dental exams
• Nutritional counseling and guidance
• Caries-risk assessment and periodontal disease assessment
• Dental services include deep cleaning, fillings, root canals, extractions and dentures
• Information about proper care of teeth and gums
• Oral hygiene instructions
• Referrals to dental specialists when care cannot be directly provided within the dental clinic

Wesley Health Centers want to help you and your family maintain a health smile!

We currently offer 3 locations as your “dental home”

• Los Angeles
• Norwalk
• Pasadena

Our Oral Health Screening offers:

• Visual dental exams
• Nutritional counseling and guidance
• Caries-risk assessment and periodontal disease assessment
• Dental services include deep cleaning, fillings, root canals, extractions and dentures
• Information about proper care of teeth and gums
• Oral hygiene instructions
• Referrals to dental specialists when care cannot be directly provided within the dental clinic

Wesley Health Centers is now providing Quality HIV Medical Care in the city of Pasadena, CA.

The previous Andrew Escajeda Comprehensive Care Services (AECCS), as well as the previous Michael Antonovich Dental Clinic,  came under the management of Wesley Health Centers on December 1, 2015.

 For clinic details, please visit our Wesley Health Centers – Pasadena page.