For Appointments Call 619-779-7900
City Heights
LMCHC - Main Medical Clinic
4060 Fairmount
Ave., San Diego, CA 92105
PH: 619-280-4213 FAX:
619-285-8134
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
La Maestra’s new-state-of-the-art, three-story,
36,440 square foot “green” health center opened in July
2010 on Fairmount Avenue, in the heart of City Heights
in Central San Diego. Patient volume is expected to
double within two year in this new facility, which is
designed for efficient patient flow. In addition to
integrating the range of already provided services into
a single medical home, we are expanding access to
specialty services which are not available in the areas
we serve. T
he building has been designed and built to achieve Gold
level LEED certification through the United States Green
Building Council, with improved performance in energy
savings, water use efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction,
improved indoor air quality and use of sustainable and
recycled materials.
The building’s design also adds cost savings by
improving patient flow and increasing staff productivity
and efficiency.
Walk-In Clinic. The new City Heights location features a
walk-in clinic which provides patients with
non-emergency, urgent care services.
Dental Clinics. Less than a block from the main
facility, La Maestra owns and operates two dental
clinics with nine operatories that serve many of the
residents in City Heights. There are no other community
clinics offering oral health services in City Heights
and both clinics have long waiting lists. Five
additional operatories in the new facility will expand
access to oral health services.
School-Based Clinics. La Maestra operates an on-campus,
part-time medical and dental clinic at Hoover High
School, an inner-city high school in City Heights. In
fall of 2010, La Maestra began providing medical
services at Central Elementary School in the Central
region of San Diego and is set to operate in another
elementary school and a middle school by the beginning
of 2011. Oral health screenings are also held at these
schools.
CITY HEIGHTS INITIATIVE
The City Heights Initiative is a partnership between
Price Charities and both public and nonprofit agencies
like La Maestra Community Health Centers to improve the
quality of life in San Diego's City Heights community.
The Initiative is committed to employing holistic
redevelopment strategies in order to address the
multiple factors contributing to urban poverty. In
addition, the Initiative is committed to making the
redevelopment effort community-driven and improving City
Heights for its current residents.
La Maestra Community Health Center is working closely
with the 43rd Avenue Redevelopment Partners, a group
formed to oversee the Initiative and has an employee on
it's Board of Directors. La Maestra understands that by
joining forces with the community is the most important
way to ensure lasting change for its residents.
Portions from this overview of City Heights were taken
from Price Charities Group's "A Short History of City
Heights"
http://pricecharities.com
New
Americans and the Immigrant Experience
We invite readers to learn more about the City Heights
Initiative at
http://pricecharities.com
