Community Care Health Center

In 1969, 10 mental health interns built a community hotline for substance abuse counseling. Determined to address the overwhelming health care need in the western Orange County area, they opened a store front office with a total of $200 and gave birth to CCHC. From that humble origin over 36 years ago, CCHC has grown into one of the largest unaffiliated non-profit community clinic network in Orange County. CCHC’s chartered mission is to lead in providing high quality, affordable, accessible health care to people in need. CCHC serves the entire Orange County and targets the uninsured and medically underserved. After over 36 years of providing health care access, CCHC has emerged a key stakeholder in the local health care safety net with 35 collaborative partnerships countywide and a patient capacity of 30,000 unduplicated patients and 90,000 patient visits by the end of 2007.

CCHC’s health care goal is grounded on community needs, CCHC will strengthen its position as a recognized and integral contributor to the health care safety net in Orange County. The pursuit of this goal established two medium-term health care objectives, namely to raise capacity in responding to increased community need and to continue playing a leadership role in the evolution of Orange County’s health care safety net for the low-income, uninsured, other medically underserved populations. CCHC’s clinical and health care providers of 168 is culturally and linguistically competent for the 3 major ethnic populations served, (i.e., Latino, Asian, and White).

CCHC’s milestone accomplishment is its designation as a Federally-Qualified Health Center ‘Look-Alike’ (FQHCLA). This designation is a win for the larger community. As a result of the FQHCLA designation, CCHC is able to draw federal dollars to support the health care needs of Orange County residents.

Additionally, as the largest stand-alone nonprofit health center in Orange County, CCHC has completed a 4-clinic expansion designed to address the health care of Orange County’s poor and medically underserved. After two years in development, CCHC’s efforts have successfully accomplished the following:

Four new community clinics are part of this clinic expansion initiative, whose addition widens CCHC’s service area to include not only the western region of the county but also Central Orange County, where documented health care barriers and health disparity abound. This area is home to nearly half of the county’s uninsured. With its 4 expansion clinics, CCHC aims to create local capacity for 20,000-30,000 new appointment slots targeted for the low-income, medically-underserved and the uninsured in Orange County.

Staff
Jacqueline Cherewick, M.B.A., President and CEO
Tracey Gould, CFO
Eva Elser, RN, Clinic Manager, Huntington Beach Community Clinic
Manuel Gutierrez, Back Office Supervisor, Huntington Beach Community Clinic
Selina C. Hudgins, Director of Development & Public Affairs
Nini Khan, RN, NMW, Clinic Manager, Clinica Medica de Ella, Clinic for Women & El Modena Health Center
Miles Masatsugu, MD, Medical Director, Community Care Health Centers
Rebecca Tomlinson, MD, Medical Director, Clinica Medica de Ella
Gia Tran, Director of Information Technology
Sharon Weisfenning, Controller
Marguerite Whitford, MSN, FNP, APNC, Director of Clinical Services

Board of Directors
Shirley Dettloff, Chairman
Norma Provencio, Vice Chairman

Jessica Benesh
Bill Borden
Dan Brothman
Laurann Cook
Janice Fauchier
Al Guidotti
Mona Hanouni
Maggie Higgins
Mike Nguyen
Jeanne Reinhardt
Richard Sax, M.D.
Pany Tehrani, M.D.
Caleb Zia, Ed.D

Emeritus Members
Marie Otto
Robert Belanger, D.O.
Corrine Neal

To contact a Board of Director please e-mail Marilyn Berglund

Advisory Board
Art Aviles
Kay Bergdahl
Bill Borden, Chair
Steve Black, Ph.D
Richard Boddie
Bonnie Castrey
Mike Grumet
Al Guidotti
Dianne Harman
Phil Inglee
Connie Luizzi
Don MacAllister
Maureen Movius
Marie Otto
Michael Simons, D.P.M.
Kathleen Zager



	History Community Care Health Centers In 1969, 10 mental health interns built a community hotline for substance abuse counseling. Determined to address the overwhelming health care need in the western Orange County area, they opened a store front office with a total of $200 and gave birth to CCHC. From that humble origin over 36 years ago, CCHC has grown into one of the largest unaffiliated non-profit community clinic network in Orange County. CCHC’s chartered mission is to lead in providing high quality, affordable, accessible health care to people in need. CCHC serves the entire Orange County and targets the uninsured and medically underserved. After over 36 years of providing health care access, CCHC has emerged a key stakeholder in the local health care safety net with 35 collaborative partnerships countywide and a patient capacity of 30,000 unduplicated patients and 90,000 patient visits by the end of 2007. CCHC’s health care goal is grounded on community needs, CCHC will strengthen its position as a recognized and integral contributor to the health care safety net in Orange County. The pursuit of this goal established two medium-term health care objectives, namely to raise capacity in responding to increased community need and to continue playing a leadership role in the evolution of Orange County’s health care safety net for the low-income, uninsured, other medically underserved populations. CCHC’s clinical and health care providers of 168 is culturally and linguistically competent for the 3 major ethnic populations served, (i.e., Latino, Asian, and White). CCHC’s milestone accomplishment is its designation as a Federally-Qualified Health Center ‘Look-Alike’ (FQHCLA). This designation is a win for the larger community. As a result of the FQHCLA designation, CCHC is able to draw federal dollars to support the health care needs of Orange County residents. Additionally, as the largest stand-alone nonprofit health center in Orange County, CCHC has completed a 4-clinic expansion designed to address the health care of Orange County’s poor and medically underserved. After two years in development, CCHC’s efforts have successfully accomplished the following: Startup of a new women’s health center in Santa Ana in September 2005 and the planned addition of pediatrics and limited general medicine in the same clinic by the end of 2006 Transfer of ownership of two existing women’s health clinics – one in Santa Ana, another in Orange -- from a hospital owner in January 2006 Startup of a pediatric clinic in Santa Ana due to open in October 2006 Four new community clinics are part of this clinic expansion initiative, whose addition widens CCHC’s service area to include not only the western region of the county but also Central Orange County, where documented health care barriers and health disparity abound. This area is home to nearly half of the county’s uninsured. With its 4 expansion clinics, CCHC aims to create local capacity for 20,000-30,000 new appointment slots targeted for the low-income, medically-underserved and the uninsured in Orange County. Staff Jacqueline Cherewick, M.B.A., President and CEO Tracey Gould, CFO Eva Elser, RN, Clinic Manager, Huntington Beach Community Clinic Manuel Gutierrez, Back Office Supervisor, Huntington Beach Community Clinic Selina C. Hudgins, Director of Development & Public Affairs Nini Khan, RN, NMW, Clinic Manager, Clinica Medica de Ella, Clinic for Women & El Modena Health Center Miles Masatsugu, MD, Medical Director, Community Care Health Centers Rebecca Tomlinson, MD, Medical Director, Clinica Medica de Ella Gia Tran, Director of Information Technology Sharon Weisfenning, Controller Marguerite Whitford, MSN, FNP, APNC, Director of Clinical Services Board of Directors Shirley Dettloff, Chairman Norma Provencio, Vice Chairman Jessica Benesh Bill Borden Dan Brothman Laurann Cook Janice Fauchier Al Guidotti Mona Hanouni Maggie Higgins Mike Nguyen Jeanne Reinhardt Richard Sax, M.D. Pany Tehrani, M.D. Caleb Zia, Ed.D Emeritus Members Marie Otto Robert Belanger, D.O. Corrine Neal To contact a Board of Director please e-mail Marilyn Berglund Advisory Board Art Aviles Kay Bergdahl Bill Borden, Chair Steve Black, Ph.D Richard Boddie Bonnie Castrey Mike Grumet Al Guidotti Dianne Harman Phil Inglee Connie Luizzi Don MacAllister Maureen Movius Marie Otto Michael Simons, D.P.M. Kathleen Zager Honorary Board Pat Bone Gwyn Parry, M.D. Ron Shenkman To contact an Advisory Board Member please e-mail Selina Hudgins