[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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                  TRIBUTE TO SAN YSIDRO HEALTH CENTER

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 19, 1994

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 25th anniversary 
of the San Ysidro Health Center, in San Ysidro, CA.
  The center began operating out of a small house in 1969 as an 
outreach effort of the University of California, San Diego school of 
medicine. A new clinic was built in 1972, with funding from the Office 
of Economic Opportunity, and incorporated as a nonprofit organization 
in 1974. This community health center is governed by a consumer-
dominated board of directors representing the ethnically diverse 
population it serves. With over 300 employees and 3 satellite clinic 
sites, the center is a major employer in the South Bay area of San 
Diego County as well as a community service provider.
  The San Ysidro Health Center services include: medical, dental 
health, community nursing, medical social services, nutrition 
counseling, radiology, and a pharmacy. The center receives special 
funding for special programs and services such as comprehensive 
perinatal services, adolescent health, AIDS education and outreach, 
geriatric care, and binational tuberculosis control.
  The San Ysidro Health Center serves an area of approximately 316,000 
persons. Last year, this clinic served 36,925 people, 89 percent of 
whom are people of color, and 75 percent at or below the poverty level.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand before you to honor and recognize 
the San Ysidro Health Center for their quarter century of commitment to 
the people of San Ysidro and the South Bay.

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