Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions nationwide, but few places are affected more than the Central Valley. From San Joaquin to Kern County, our area’s diabetes patients have some of the nation’s worst outcomes – due to poverty, lack of insurance, provider shortages, and the lack of evidence-based chronic care programs. Looking for a way…
Dedicated to Excellence Camarena Health’s ability to consistently exceed expectations in providing healthcare and specialized programs is evident through our quality outcomes. Areas we’ve exceeded state and national standards: Adult Health: Tobacco Use Assessment and Counseling Camarena (98.63%)State (88.85%)National (85.19%) Patients age 18 and older who (1) were screened for tobacco use one or…
Camarena Health is excited and proud to announce our diabetes classes have officially been accredited by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)! Accreditation from the AADE ensures our diabetes program abides by standards that ensure quality education in order to improve patient outcomes. Our program now includes an initial individual assessment completed by our Registered Dietitian…
Dedicated to Excellence Camarena Health’s ability to consistently exceed expectations in providing healthcare and specialized programs is evident through our quality outcomes. Areas we’ve exceeded state and national standards: Adult Health: Tobacco Use Assessment and Counseling Camarena (98.83%)State (85.51%)National (85.19%) Patients age 18 and older who (1) were screened for tobacco use one or…
Physician’s Assistant Clinical Residency Program Camarena Health is affiliated with the A.T. Still University’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program as a community health center campus for clinical education. In August of 2016, five 2nd-year PA students were placed in our health centers for their clinical learning year. The PA Clinical Residency Program provides one year of…
Patient Centered Medical Home In 2016, Camarena Health moved closer to the goal of having each of our sites recognized through the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). PCMH Joint Principles are centered on: Patient-Centered Access Personal Physician Team-Based Care Population Health Management Care Management and Support Care Coordination…
Insurance Enrollment Many of our patients, including the general community, do not understand or realize the insurance options they have available to them. Navigating through this complex system can be confusing and frustrating due to requirements and requests for documentation. Camarena Health has deployed Insurance Enrollment Specialists at several locations to ensure our patients receive…
We are proud to announce the opening of the very first Urgent Care facility in the Camarena Health family! As of October 10th, 2016 Camarena Health Urgent Care has opened it’s doors to serve Madera with quality, affordable, personal and convenient health care services. If you need immediate care with a non-life threatening emergency, trust…
It’s never a fun or pleasant experience to be in a position to need emergency or urgent care services. For this reason, we strive to make your visit as easy, informative, quick and as affordable as possible. A visit to the emergency room can be very costly because of the nature of health-care provided in…
In January 2015 Camarena Health launched an integrated Behavioral Health Program that saw over 2,300 patients who were able to address their behavioral health conditions and learn skills to cope and manage daily life task so they could begin living their life to the fullest. Over 2300 Patients Served in Our First Year People Aren’t…