For two decades, Esperanza Health Centers has been a lifeline for those in need, providing affordable, quality healthcare to our community. From the very beginning, we’ve been committed to offering care to everyone, regardless of a person’s background, income and insurance status. We’ve seen firsthand how access to healthcare can transform lives; like a mother receiving prenatal care to ensure a healthy pregnancy, a young man learning to manage his diabetes, or a child getting vaccinations to stay safe from preventable diseases.

Last year alone, we provided care for over 10,000 uninsured patients, making sure they received the medical attention they needed. But we can’t do this work without you.

When asked what they are most grateful for about Esperanza, many of our patients point to the fact that when they come in to our clinics, they are treated as more than just a collection of symptoms or a diagnosis. One of our core values at Esperanza is that delivering health to our communities means addressing their comprehensive needs, not just the medical condition that brought them to our clinic.

This value can be seen clearly through the actions of one of our dedicated care coordinators, Asenet. While meeting with a family to provide breastfeeding support to the mother and newborn baby, Asenet noticed that the baby was not properly dressed for the cold December weather. When she began to ask questions about the family’s situation, Asenet learned that the father had lost his job days before the baby was born. Not only could the family not provide proper winter clothing, they didn’t even have fresh diapers for baby.

Asenet got to work addressing the family’s basic needs: she prepared a bag of donated baby goods from Esperanza’s baby pantry, directed the parents to a local food pantry for groceries, and told the father about local agencies that help individuals looking for work. She also directed the family to one of Esperanza’s Patient Benefit Navigators to help the family apply for government benefits under the WIC program.

Going above and beyond for our patients to address their comprehensive needs is good medicine - and it’s what sets Esperanza apart from other health centers.