At Camarena Health, we pride ourselves on being the Central Valley’s leading Teaching Community Health Center! Over the last 38 years, we’ve created a thriving, collaborative organization, in which new students are always learning and our seasoned staff is always teaching. Camarena Health chose to become a Teaching Health Center because we saw a real…
DetailsDiabetes 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…
DetailsOn Sept. 28, 130 golfers turned out for the 7th Annual Camarena Classic golf tournament, held at Dragonfly Golf Club. Beautiful weather made for a picture perfect day of golf, in which our golfers raised more than $37,000 to support several community benefit programs that Camarena Health provides patients and community members. Those programs include…
DetailsDedicated 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…
DetailsCamarena 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…
DetailsThis week we celebrated our Community Health Centers during National Health Center Week 2018 (August 12-18). This annual celebration intends to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments America’s health centers have achieved. Health centers provide approximately 27 million patients with accessible, high quality, cost effective healthcare. As the demand for affordable primary care continues to…
DetailsDedicated 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…
DetailsWe continue to pursue our mission to provide the highest quality health care to the communities we are privileged to serve in a caring and compassionate manner. This mission has guided our dedication to the communities in Madera County for more than 37 years. Our 2017 report outlines our performance this past year as well as…
DetailsThe groundbreaking ceremony of our newest multi-facility health center campus in Chowchilla on Prosperity Ave. was held on Thursday, May 31st. Community leaders, Camarena Health staff and supporters gathered together to celebrate this momentous event. The campus will be located at 300 Prosperity Avenue, Chowchilla CA. It is scheduled to open early 2019, bringing new healthcare services to the community. Services will include medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry and health education services. We will also be adding an Internal Medicine physician and Pediatrician to Chowchilla in the coming months to support the expansion of providing quality healthcare services to the residents of Chowchilla.
DetailsOn Friday, April 27th Camarena Health hosted the 4th Annual Health Careers Start Here-High School Youth Conference. The Conference was facilitated in partnership with Madera County COMPACT, the Madera County Superintendent of Schools and Madera Unified School District. Over 100 high school students in health career pathway programs, ROP programs, and/or students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, attended this year’s conference at Madera Community College Center.
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