Tepeyac Community Health Center started nearly 30 years ago as a two-room clinic. Now, they are seeing more patients than ever.
When the clinic opened, it was in a 800-square-foot renovated house. Thirty years later, it's in a 24,500-square-foot facility that serves thousands.It started nearly 30 years ago, as a two-room health clinic, run by volunteers. Now, they see more patients than ever.
Garcia said he often has to pinch himself when he thinks about where they are now, compared with where they began. Credit: Tepeyac Community Health Center "The majority of the patients we see here at Tepeyac are uninsured, and so that really has been the focus of our mission since we were founded," Garcia said.
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