HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/1992 BAKERSFIELD
Kevin McDermott, Chair
Patricia J. DeMond
Ken Peterson
Staff: John W. Stinson
AGENDA
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Thursday, September 3, 1992
12:00 Noon
City Manager's Conference Room
1. State Mandated Fire Inspections (Steve Johnson)
[Wendy Wayne to meet with Committee]
2. Community Development Block Grant Amendment/Clinica Sierra Vista
(Jake Wager)
[Steve Schilling to meet with Committee]
3. State Budget Update (John Stinson)
4. Year End Finance Summary (unaudited) (John Stinson)
5. Parking Rate Update (John Stinson)
6. Set Next Meeting
MEMORANDUM
September 3, 1992
TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM: Jake Wager, Economic Development Director
SUBJ: AMENDMENTS TO THE FINAL CDBG APPliCATION FOR FY 91
To comply with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements it is necessary that whenever the scope or
fund amount of CDBG projects change, public notification is required prior to City Council action. Due to certain
changes in projects funded in the previous fiscal years an amendment has become necessary. Those projects include:
Amendment No. 4 to FY 1991-92 Final Statement Proposes to Amend Two Existing Projects:
Budget Final
Increase Budget
I. Housing Development Assistance Program
Proposals from viable developers and non-profits to construct ($80,000) $0
or rehabilitate permanent or Wansifional housing projects
were not submitted. New funds are available in Current budget.
2. Fire Station #2 Improvement Pro~zt :"
This project will be funded with City's C)enerai Fund. ($ ,860) $12,140
3. Clinica Sierra Vista Clinic - ~,.: 'i:%' · ·
Land acquisition of properties location on Talreview Avenue $0 ': $107,590
between Clarendon Street and Potoma6 Avenue for the conslmcfion ::'.~-.. :'::: ::i:.: ,..
of a $1.5 million Health Cam Facility. ~ ?' ..~¥.., ,... ','.
4. Tulare Street Curb & Gutter
Inffll curb and gutter for the area bounded by Bernard Street, $0 '" $ 91,420
Kern Street, Highway. 178 .and Inyo Street totaling $91,420. ,..:.
NOTE: This Amendment will program $41,150 of fund balance not previously funded in the 1990-91 CDBG
Application. "'>~' ' :
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'The East Bakersfield Community Health Center
Construction Project
Executive Summary
The East Bakersfield Community Health Center (EBGHC), owned and operated
by Clinica Sierra Vista, is an existing facility currently located at 234 Baker Street,
Bakersfield. This medical facility provides comprehensive primary care sen/ices to
the Iow-moderate income populations residing in the southeastern urban areas of
.metropolitan Bakersfield. Clients have aCcess to a multi-speciality medical practice
which includes Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and OB/GYN, as well as
other on-site sen/ices such as lab, pharmacy, per/natal care and education classes,
'substance abuse per/natal counseling, individual and family counseling, nutritional
counseling and education classes, WIC (Women, Infants & Children) supplemental
food program, HIV testing and counseling, and healthcare services for homeless
clients with chronic medical problems.
EBCHC first opened its doors in 1984 and since that time has seen
tremendous groWth and demand for services. Today, EBCHC's current facilities can
no longer accommodate the growth and staff are having to make hard decisions on
how many new patients each service is able to accommodate. To resolve this
situation and to keep pace with the demand for sen/ices by the ever-growing
population, Clinica is proposing to construct a new $1.5 million,' 10,000-15,000 sq. ft.
medical complex providing enhanced primary care, preventive and education services
on -site.
C/inica is currently reviewing available property, that is minimally I 1/2 - 2 acres
in size to accommodate the proposed facility and parking requirements. Property
meeting these expectations has been identified in the Lakeview area situated on
Clarendon and Lakeview streets and allows the EBCHC to continue to provide
sen'ices in its current service area. This property is partially owned by the City and
by three other private owners.
We are proposing to the Bakersfield Community Development Corp. that they
assist in the acquisition of this property and grant the property to Clinica. This award
lends the equity needed when Clinica applies for County CDBG funds and for other
construction monies.
This partnership will bring the needed "shot-in-the-arm" to the revitalization of
the Lakeview area, and we look forward to being a "pathfinder" in this endeavor.
Attachment E
Clinica Sierra Vista is a non-profit organization receiving federal funds from
Section 329 (Migrant), Section 330 (CHC), and Section 340 (Homeless) of the Public
Health Services to assist in subsidizing revenue sources. It was created out of the
unmet health care needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The Kern County
Health Committee, Inc. was prompted in creating the program primarily because of the
inaccessibility of farmworkers to primary health care resources.
In 1971, Clinica de los Campesinos, a non-profit corporation based in Lamont,
began providing services to the area's population, housed in a trailer situated in the
park. In 1972, the program was moved to a storefront building, and in 1975, a
permanent facility was constructed and the organization's name changed to Clinica
Sierra Vista, Inc.
1973-1977proved to be a dramatic growth period in which the service area of
Clinica Sierra Vista (Lamont/Arvin) was designated as a Health Manpower Shortage
Area (HMSA), allowing the area to be eligible for physician staffing from the National
Health Service Corp (NHSC); two education/preventive programs - Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) and the Maternal Child Outreach Program (MCOP) - were brought
on board; a computer system to handle accounting processes and data gathering was
implemented; and a special grant to initiate dental services was received. A dental
facility was completed and services began in 1977.
During 1978-1981, the computer system was upgraded to an IBM-34 to provide
additional data capabilities, an additional 5,000 sq. ft. was constructed to accommodate
expanding programs and services in medical, WIC, and accounting, and the
Lamont/Arvin area was designated as a Dental HMSA~ allowing the recruitment of
NHSC dentists.
In 1978, the computer system was again upgraded, to an IBM-38, to provide
on-line capabilities to all satellite clinic sites.
To date, Clinica Sierra Vista, Inc., operates six centers, .and oversees
operations of the Toiyabe Indian Health Service program as requested by the federal
government.
The first satellite clinic opened in 1978 and was named the Frazier Mountain
Community Health Center, providing full-time medical care to the isolated rural
communities of Frazier Park and Lebec. This particular area is unique in that it is a
one person provider clinic for the entire service area and there are no hospitals in the
immediate vicinity. The physician practicing at this satellite is truly the "hometown
doc".
The second satellite, the Kern River Health Center, opened in 1982. Originally
located in the Kemville area and operating out of two modular buildings, the growth in
patient population and services created the need for a larger, more modem facility. In
1989, the center moved its operations into a new 7,000 sq. ft., $1.2 million facility
located in Wofford Heights. The new facility now accommodates increased exam
rooms, laboratory, x-ray, future pharmacy, and a large conference room available to
community groups for use.
The third satellite clinic, the East Bakersfield Community Health Center, located
in southeast urban Bakersfield, opened in 1984. Funding for this site was initially
received from the Jobs Bills, but has since been declared a Medically Underserved
Area (MUA) and reCeives funding under the Community Health Center program.
During 1987, increased growth in patient population resulted in a substantial
remodeling of the 10,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate expanded services and
programs.
Our fourth site is the Death Valley Health Center located in Shoshone, Inyo
County. In 1985, we were contacted by the Death Valley Health Center which had
recently separated from its sponsoring organization, at which time we officially became
their grantee .and operator. This "frontier' rural site serves a vast area encompassing
Death Valley National Monument and Southern Inyo County with patients traveling
100 miles to receive medical care at Death Valley Health Center. Currently, the
community and staff are beginning the process to renovate and remodel a permanent,
larger facility. Completion will be mid-1992.
The McFarland Community Health Center became our fifth satellite clinic and
began services in 1988. With increased media focus on the "cancer clusters" in
McFarland, a side-effect was also the illumination of the lack of accessible health care
services to the community area. As a result of this attention, we were approached by
the community and the State in providing primary medical services. The McFarland
Community Health Center was granted "intermittent" status permitting the facility to be
opened one day per week, after securing public/corporate donations and State
Funding. In 1989, the center's operating hours expanded to three days per week in
order to accommodate the demands for primary care services from the community
area. Currently, we are working towards securing permanent funding to provide
continued services of the McFarland Community Health Center.
The Indian Health Services program we monitor is the Toiyabe Indian Health
Program, operating three locations (Bishop, Lone Pine, and Coleville) in the Owens
Valley of Eastern Sierra. Since 1985, we have been asked by DHHS to assume
Partial responsibility for the non-Indian operations of this project.
Demographically, our patients are ethnically composed of Hispanic,
Caucausion, Black, Indochinese, Native 'American, Arab, Philippine,. and Indian; and
are Iow to moderate income, often benefitting from our sliding fee scale. All sources of
payment are accepted including Medi-Cal, Medicare, and private insurance.
Programs and services which are in place to meet the growing needs of our
patients are comprehensive primary medical services, dental services, pharmacy,.
laboratory, x-ray, WlC (Nutrition), Clinical Nutrition, MCOP.(prenatal care), Information
& Education (teen family life education), FCCS (family coUnseling), child abuse
treatment/prevention, pregnant substance abuse patients, HIV education and testing,
homeless health care, social services and transportation.
The history of Clinica Sierra Vista, Inc. has shown enormous growth since its
inception 20 years ago and as we look to the future, we stdve to remain innovative
and creative in our delivery of services and diversity of programs to meet the needs
· and demands of our patients.
Clinica Sierra Vista is required by the mandates of federal and state funding to
provide services in a non-religious and non-political fashion.
Clinica Sierra Vista is experienced in receiving numerous federal, state and
local grants.
FUNDING SOURCES FY 1991/1992
Contract/Grant allocation Source $ Amount
US Public Health Migrant (329)
Rural Health Initiative (330) Federal $2,131,479
Homeless Program (340) Federal 101,665
Office of Family Planning, Title XX State 79,475
Office of Family Planning, I&E State 89,000
Smoking Cessation, Prop 99 o State 24,833
Women, Infants and Children State .863,699
Office of Family Planning, HIV State 51,929
MCH, Black Infant Project State 3,263
OCAP-Perinatal Substance Abuse State 71,900
AB75/Prop 99 State 252,069
CAPIT ., State 35,968
United Way Local 5, 000
Kern County HIV/AIDS Consortiurn~ Local 5,360
Kern Medical Center, CPSP Program Local 111,215
AIDS ' Local 5,500
Mission Statement
It shall be the Mission of Clinica Sierra Vista, ~lnc. to provide quality
comprehensive primary and preventive health care services at the most efficient cost
to the underserved populations of Kern and Inyo Counties regardless of ability to pay,
and to seek necessary resources to meet the. growing health care demands while
maintaining the corporation's financial integrity.
We strongly believe in everyone's right to quality health care; therefore, no one
is denied services based on race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or economical
status.
Goals of Clinica Sierra Vista, Inc.
To provide quality, comprehensive primary care promptly and courteously, to our
· medically underserved populations, especially the migrant and seasonal
farmworkers.
To assure that no patient is ever refused necessary health care services by reason
of his or her ability to pay.
To promote the well-being of the patients we serve.
To provide efficient and effective management in the achievement o/ our goals.
To operate under strict budgetary controls.
.' To foster employer-employee relations by providing leadership that inspires
innovation, productivity, and teamwork.
To maintain our unique character as a non-profit corporation gove.rned by a
majority of health consumers.
Clinica Sierra Vista, Inc. has not nor anticipates entering into litigation with the
City.
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August 28, 1992
Bakersfield Community Development Corporation · ~'O~.%_/
Mr. George Gonzales, Coordinator ~.,~ '~/~'
City of Bakersfield
515 Truxtun Avenue /~E'i,,'~ ~ co, f,
Bakersfield, CA.. 93301 ~,
Dear George:
I would like to bring you up-to-date on our progress in the EBCHC/Lakeview
Project.
Clinic Sierra Vista intends to pay for the construction (approximately $1.5
million dollars) from revenues generated from operations. We have done this on
three other occasions and own our facilities in Lamont, Frazier Park, and Kern
River. We have never missed a loan repayment and the only Indebtedness is a"
small Farmers Home Administration loan on the Kern River Health Center facility.
rve attached to this'letter pages from our annual CPA audit.
Clinica Plans to pursue two different lending sources for the construction of
this project. First, we are exploring with a consultant the funding available
specifically for health facilities through the Cai Mortgage Program. This is iow cost
financing specifically available for primary care facilities and hospitals and would
be very appropriate for use in the construction of a new East Bakersfield
Community Health Center.
Secondly, we are also talking to representatives of Money Measures who
help secure funding for community facilities through the Issuance of Certificates
.of Participation. Through this proposal we would need to approach the County of
Kern to ascertain their Interest In serving as a guarantor for~those certificates. I
Intend to .do so.
We have now secured the services of Victor R. Fabionar, an Architect we
have used previously for the design of our Lamont and Frazler Park facilities.
8787 hall road · p.o. box 457 · lamont, california 93241
TEL (805) 845-3731 · TDD (800) 342-5833 ° FAX (805) 845-4511
Satellite Clinics
Frazler Mountain Community Kern River East Bakersfield Community McFarland Community Death Valley
Health Center Health Center Health Center Health Center Health Center
Mr. George Gonzales
August 28, 1992
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He will be developing a design only. package for us, to Include a'site plan and floor
plan.
The market value of net-owned assets of Clinica Sierra Vista, Inc. are
approximately $8 million dOllars. We are one of the largest Rural/Urban/Frontier
Community Health Center systems in the country regularly receiving evaluations
from DHHS placing us in the top 8% of all like programs in the country. We have
an excellent track record of performance nowin excess of 20 years. I've enclosed
a copy of our 20 yea'r annual report which should provide for you and the City
Council a better understanding of our program. .
I would like to attend future meetings of the Lakeview Task Force and would
appreciate it if you would please let me know when those meetings are held.
Additionally, I feel strongly that my attendance at the next Budget and Finance
Committee meeting on September 3rd is required in order to adequately answer
any questions that might arise as to oUr position in this project.
If you have any additional questions, pleaSe do not hesitate to contact me
at 845-3731.
Sin. cerely,
Executive Director ~
SWS:ers
TANNER AND WREN
CERTIFIED PUBLJC ACCOUNTANTS
· AMERICkN IN~-'Tr'ruTE OF 1701 WES~IND. SUITE t26 C~IFORNIA SEI~ OF
P.O. BOX 1737
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT~ CER~ED ~UB~C ACCOU~AN~
BAKERSFIELD. CALIFORNIA 93302-1737
.TELEPHONE (BO5) 325-5115
TELECOPIER (805) 325-~27
INDEPENDENT AUD[TORS~ REPOR~
Board of Directors
Clinica .Sierra Vista
Lamont, California
We have audited the accompanying Balance Sheet-Statutory Basis of
Clinica Sierra Vista as of March 31, 1991 and 1990, and the related
Statements of Changes to Fund Balances-Statutory Basis, Revenue .and
Ex.penditures-Statutory Basis and Changes in Financial Position-
Statutory Basis for the years then ended. These financial statements
are the responsibility of managementl Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material'misstatement. An audit
includes assessing the accounting principles.used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As described in Note 1, these financial statements were prepared
in conformity with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted
by the Department of Health and Human Servic'es, which As a
comprehensive basis of accounting other th'an generally accepted
accounting principles.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly in all material'respects, the' Balance.Sheet-Statutory Basis
of Clinica Sierra Vista as of March 31, 1991 and 1990, and the
results of its operations'and changes in its financial position
for the years then ended, on the basis of accounting described in
Note 1.
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Board of Directors
Cl. inica Sierra Vista
July 31, 1991
our examination was made primarily for the purpose of formul~ating an
opinion on the Balance~ Sheet-Statutory Basis, Statement of Changes to
Fund Balances-Statutory Basis, and the Statement of Revenue and
Expenditures-Statutory Basis, Although not considered necessary for
fair presentation of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund
balances, the financial data applicable to Schedules 1 through 3 of
this report for the period April 1, 1990 to March 31, 1991 are
presented for supplementary analysis purposes. The information
contained in Schedules 1 through 3 was subjected to the same auditing
procedures applied in our examination of the Balance Sheet-Statutory
Basis, Statement of Changes to Fund Balances-Statutory Basis, and the
Statement of Revenue and Expenditures-Statutory Basis, and is, in our
opinion, fairly stated in relation to Exhibits A through D taken as a
whole.
This report is intended for the information of management and the
U.. S. Department of Health and Human Services. This restriction is
not intended to limit the distribution of the report, which is a
matter of public record.
Tanner & Wren
Certified Public Accountants
July 31, 1991
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
BALANCE SHEET-STATUTORY BASIS
MARCH 31, 1991 AND 1990
ASSETS
.. March 31, March 31,
1991 1990
Current Assets
Cash in Bank and on Hand, Note 2 $ 1,277,405 $ 402,527
Accounts Receivable, Note 3 738,115 885,490
Federal Grant Funds Receivable 8,805 186,872
Deposits -0- 940
Total Current Assets 2,024,325 1,475,829
Investment in Land, Building &
Equipment, Note 4 3,322,'701 3,215,518
Other Assets
Note Receivable, Note 5 50,000 50,000
$ 5,397,026 $ 4,74'1,347
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $ 255,111 $ 397,975
Vacation/Sick Leave Payable, Note 6 107,093 138,638
Unemployment Insurance Payable, Note 7 258,347 241,448
.Toiyabe Contract Payable, Note 8 -0- 86,701
Credit Line Note Payable, Note 9 -0- 110,000
'Deferred Revenue, Note 10 83,173' 201,877
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 50,000 50~000
Total Current Liabilities 753,724 1,226,639
LonE-Term Liabilities
Mortgages'Payable, Note 11 963,593 1,006,658
Contract Payable, Note 12 -0- 10,457
963,593 1,017,115
Less: Current Portion (50,000) (50,000)
Net Long-Term Liabilities 913,593 967,115
Fund Balances, Exhibit B ' 3~729,709 2,547,593
$ 5,397,026 $ 4,741,347
EXHIBIT A
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.,
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
STATEMENT OF CHANGES TO FUND BALANCES-STATUTORY BASIS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 1991 AND 1990
March 31, March 31,
1991 1990
Land, BUilding & Equipment Fund
Balance at Beginning of Year, April 1 $ 3,215,518 $ 3,199,514
Add: Acquisitions During the FisCal
Year, Note 4 118,394 257,831
Less:Deletions During the Fiscal Year,.
Note 4 (11,211) (241,827)
Balance at March 31 3,322,701 3,215,518
General Fund '
Balance at.Beginning of Year, 'April 1 (667,925) (664,920)
Add: Revenue in Excess of
Expenditures, Exhibit C 1,074,933 3,516
Less: Disallowed Expenditures Relative
to Women,. Infants and Children
Program Audit Conducted by State
of California Controller's Office
(DHS-WIC) for periods ended
September 30, 1987 and
September 30, 1988 (6,521)
Balance at March 31 407,008 (667,925)
Total Fund Balances at March 31 $ 3,729,709 $ 2,547,593
EXHIBIT B
The~aecompanying notes.are an integral part of these statements.
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES-STATUTORY BASIS
'FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH31, 1991 AND 1990
March 31, March 31,
1991 1990
Revenue
Program Revenue, Schedule 1 $ 7,730,162 $ 6,036,261
Donations 3,276 38,368
Interest Income 38,390 24,252
Sale of Equipment , 200 -O-
Miscellaneous Income 7,384, -0-
Total Revenue 7,779,412 6,098,881
Expenditures
Personnel 3,698,654 3,314,711
Fringe Benefits 878,747 610,754
Travel 68,770 60,852
Equipment, Note 4 90,120 142,680
Supplies 802,983 717,358
Consultant & Contract Services 396,021 443,971
Space Costs 256,480 216,690
Construction, Note 4 28,274 115,150
Insurance 130,368 122,368
Interest 63,995 58,943
Patient Refunds 11,084 6,544
Collection Fees 5,773 6,337
Equipment Rent 23,766 28,378'
Publications 5,705 3,821
Printing 43,868 42,575
Dues and Subscriptions 28,961 15,510
Licenses 7,325 4,057
Equipment Repairs 12,991 17,062
Board Expense 6,682 5,010
Telephone ~ 60,815 60,959
Postage 32,'132 36,632
Freight ~ 7,154 5,260
Recruitment and Training 33,~09 50,458
Other Operating Costs 10,702 9,285
Total Expenditures 6,704,479 6,095,365
Revenue in Excess of Expenditures $ 1,074,933 $ 3,516
EXHIBIT C
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.'
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION'STATUTORY BASIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, .1991
Source of Funds
Revenue in Excess of Expenditures $ 1,074,933
Add (Deduct) Items Not Affecting
Working Capital
Capital Improvements and
Equipment Purchases (Net of
Disposals) 107,183 $ 1,182,116
Application of Funds
Increase in Land, Building and
Equipment (Net of Disposals) 107,183
Decrease in Mortgages and Loans 53,522 160,705
Increase in Working Capital $ 1,021,411
CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL
Current Assets - Increase (Decrease)
Cash in Bank and.On Hand $ 874,878
Accounts Receivable (147,375)
Federal Grant Funds Receivable (178,067)
Deposits (940)
5~8~496
Current Liabilities-Decrease (Increase)
Accounts Payable 142,'864
Vacation/Sick Leave Payable 31,545
Unemployment Insurance Payable (.16,899)
Toiyabe Contract Payable 86,701
Credit Line Note Payable 110,O00
Deferred Revenue 1'18,704
472,915'
Increase in Working Capital $ 1,021,411
EXHIBIT D
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
STATEMENT OF PROGRAM REVENUES'STATUTORY BASIS
FOR.THE YEARS ENDED' MARCH 31, 1991 AND 1990
March 31, March 31,
1991 1'990
Federal Grant-Department of Health
Servioes, Note 14 $ 2,141,609 $ 2,041,163
Medical and Dental Fees
Private Patients 788,602 855,577
Medi-Cal 1,666,253 897,599
Medicare 290,062 324,352
Private Insurance 324,363 276,215
Family Planning.Program 74,244 48,510
Information & Education Program 62,499 46,100
Child Health & Disability Prevention
Program 269,183 209,627
Maternal and Child Outreach 77,651 264,155
McFarland .Health Center Grant 33,793 162,874
Women, Infants & Children 646,775 485,527
State AIDS Program 40,230 41,500
County AIDS Program 26,588~ 21,528
State Legislation Impact Assistance
Grant 143,646 288,399
County Child Abuse Prevention Program .30,499 22,395
State Child Abuse Prevention Program 130,566 31,639
Proposition 99 - EPAC 770,825 -O-
Proposition 99 - Tobacco Cessation 41,915 -0-
Proposition 99 - County Grant 149,500 -0-
Area Health Education Council Grant 5,500 -0-
County Health - X-Ray Services 4,465 6,325
Pesticide Screening. 3,'074 5,424
Other Programs 8,320 7~352
$ 7,730,162 $ 6,036,261
" SCHEDULE 1
The accompanying notes are an integral.part of these statements.
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CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1991 AND 1990
Note 1 - Basis 'of Accounting
The financial statements are presented in conformity
with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted
by the U.S.. Department of Health and Human Services
for grantee agencies receiving federal financial
assistance, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting
other than generally accepted accounting principles.
Specifically, capital asset purchases and construction
have been reflected in the financial statement as
expenditures in the year of purchase. The Department
of Health and Human Services requires this method in
order to accurately match program expenditures with
grant revenue.
March 31, March 31,
Note 2 - Cash in Bank. and On Hand 1991 1990
Petty Cash Fund $ 1,300 $ 1,200
Cash in Bank, Operating Account 587,328' 6,030
Cash in Bank, Donation Account
Clinica Sierra Vista 3,7i8 2,683
Cash in Bank, Donation Account
Frazier Park 214 204
Cash in Bank, Donation Account
McFarland 53,410 77,861
Cash in Bank, 'Donation Account
Kern River 1,229 2,396
~Cash in Bank, Blue Cross Claims 6,061 -O-
Cash in Bank, Savings - Reserve
for Unemployment Insurance 104,444 178,493
'Cash in Bank, Savings - Reserve
for F.M.H.A. Mortgages 44,700 33,841
Cash in Bank, Savings - Reserve
for Construction 16,407 31,124
Cash in Bank, Savings - W.I.C. ~'
Advance Payment 106 68,695
Cash in Bank, Savings 458,488 -O-
$ 1,277,405 $ 402,527
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
March 31, March 31,
Note 3 - Accounts Receivable 1991 1990
Family planning Program $ 35,330 $ 11,550
Medi-Care 37,113 133,044
Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal 288,160 228,384
Child Health and Disability
Prevention Program 32,292 17',434
Women, Infants.and Children's
Program 134,270 93,033
Maternal Child Outreach
Program -0- 68,140
Family Planning - Information
& Education Program 12,294 11,552
Private Insurance 48,950 125,966
State AIDS Program 11,855 10,690
County AIDS Education Program 1,326 5,003
State Child Abuse Prevention
Program 26,649 31,639
County Child Abuse Prevention
Program 9,187 9,714
State Legislation ImpaCt
Assistance 83,713 139,341
Kern Medical Center - C.P.S.P. 9,114 -O-
PropoSition 99 - Tobacco Cessation 7,714 -O-
Other 148 -0-
$ . 738,115 $ 885,490
Note 4 - Land~ Building and Equipment
Balance Balance
March 31, 4-1-90 through 3-31-91 March ~1,
1990 Additions Deletton~ 1991
Land & Landscaping $ 109,722 $ $ $ 109,722
Buildings 2,160,120 28,274. 2,188,394
Equipment 945,676 90,120 11,211 '1,024,585
$3,215,518 $ 118,394 $ 11,211 $3,322,701
The cost of buildings and equipment has been reflected as an
expenditure in the current and preceding periods.. Therefore, no
allowance for depreciation has been Provided. .~lso, see Notes
1 & 13.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
Note 5 - Note Receivable
Description Terms Amount
Interest Only
Clinica Mutual Prime Plus 2%
Insurance Co. All Due 10/8/92 $ 50,000 ~
Note 6 - Vacation/Sick Leave Payable
Clinica Sierra Vista is obligated to remit in the form of
wages accrued vacation time to terminating employees.
Note 7 - Unemployment Insurance Payable
Clinica'Sierra Vista is self-insured with respect to
unemployment insurance required bylaw to be provided to
certain terminated employees. Each calendar quarter the
amount otherwise required to be paid t° the State of
California to administer this program is accrued as
unemployment~insurance payable. Actual unemployment claims~
~ are paid directly by Clinica Sierra Vista as they arise,
and the accrued payable is accordingly reduced.
Note 8 - Toiyabe Contract Payable
Clinica Sierra Vista is the recipient of Federal funding
in support of a subcontract with the Toiyabe Indian Health
Project. In its year-ended March 31,. 1990 the grantee
received $145,728 to be subcontracted during the period
December 1, 1989 through March 31, 1991. In order to
properly match revenues with expenditures, the whole
amount of the subcontract with the Toiyabe ~'Indian Health
Project has been'-accrued as an expenditure in the period
ended March 31, 1990.
Note 9 - Credit Line Note. Payable
March 31, March 31,.
1991 1990,
Prineipa1 Principal
Lender Terms Balance Balance
Interest Only
National Cooperative NCB Base Plus 1.5%'
Bank All Due'4/l?/90 $ -0- $110,000
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
Note 10 - Deferred Revenue
Department of Health and Human 'Services,-Health
Services for the Homeless grant funds for the
period ending April 30, 1991 for which a
rateable portion is considered unrecognized
in the period under examination. See also
NOte 14~ '~ 8 726
Department of Health and Human Services contract
funds for the Women, Infants and Children's Program
for the contract period ending September 30, 1991
advanced to Clinica Sierra Vista in order to reduce
billing time cycle ......... $ 74,447
... $ 83,173
Note 11 - Mortgages Payable
The following are mortgages on property owned by
Clinica Sierra Vista.
March 31, March 31,
. 1991 1990
Principal Principal
Lender Property Balance Balance
Farmers Home Lamont Facilities
Administration 'Additions $ 290,234 $ 301,095
Farmers Home Kern River Facilities
Administration Building 673,359 705,563
$ 963,593 $1,006,658
Note 12 - Contract Payable
March 31, March 31,
1991 !990
Principal Principal
Lender Property/Terms Balance Balance
Automobile-S339 per
Kern Central month for 60 months
Credit Union ~ 9.75% interest $ -0- $ 10,457
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
Note 13 - Land,'Building & Equipment Fund
Th'e Balance Sheet (Exhibit A) reflects an investment in~
Land, Buildings and Equipment of $3,322,701 at March 31,
1991 and $3,215,518 at March 31, 1990. A contra-account
for these amounts has been included in %he Fund Balance
(Exhibit B). This account represents the 9ceumulation
of all costs which to date have been reported as
expenditures for this classification. In the same
manner, the accumulation of these amounts has been reduced
in the case where asset deletions have occurred. Since
these costs have been reflected as expenditures in the
period in which they were incurred, depreciation on the
assets to which they relate is not provided.
Note 14 - Federal Grants
Description Grant Number Amount
'Migrant Health/Community
Healt'h Center CSH-901577-11 $2,032,183
Health Serv%ces for the
Homeless 09H-001826-03 109~426
$2,141,609
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 1990, Clinica Sierra
Vista was the recipient of a grant award of the
Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose
of providing health-care to the homeless. The Health
Services for the Homeless Award Notice (09H-001826-03-01)
issued 'March 26, 1990 for the project period January 1,
1990 through December 31, 1990 approved a grant of
$73,670.
Supplemental Health Services for the Homeless Grant Awards
under the same grant number (09H-001826-03). were issued
in the following amounts:
Grant No. Issue Date Amount
09H-001826-03-02 May 7, 1990 $ 2,579
09H-001826-03-03 September 27, .1990 6,320
09H-001826-03-04 October 22, 1990 12,641
09H-001826-03-05 December 20, 1990 6~455
$27,995.
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Note - 14 Federal Grants, continued
On December 19, 1990 the Department of Health and Human
Services issued a Health Services for the Homeless
grant notice (09H-001826-03-06) in the amount of
$34.,905 for the project period January 1, 1990 through
April 30, 1991.
A recapitulation of the recognized revenue from the
Health Services for the Homeless grant is as follows:
Grant No. 09H-O01826-03-01
Original Grant Award $73,670
Proration for Number of Months
Within Examination Period x 9/12 $ 55,252
Supplemental Grant Awards
27,995
Grant No. 094-001826-03-06
Original Grant Award 34,905
Proration for Number of Months
Within Examination Period x 3/4 26,179
$109,426
Lamont, California
20 YEARS OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CO'MMUNITY
1971-1991
Center Locations
Clinica Sierra Vista Kern. River Health Center McFarland Community
8787 Hall Road 67 Evans Road Health Center
P.O. Box 457 P.O. Box 1062 306 Lockwood Avenue
Lament, CA 93241 Wofford Heights, CA 93285 McFarland, CA 93250
(805) 845-3731. (619) 376-2276 (805) 792-3038
Frazier Mountain Community East Bakersfield Community Death Valley Health Center
Health Center Health Center Old Highway 127
3545 Mt. Pines Way 234 Baker Street P.O. Box 158
· P.O. Box 207 Bakersfield, CA 93305 Shoshone, CA 92384
Frazier Park, CA 93225 (805) 322-3905 (619) 852-4383
(805) 245-3773
'INYC COUNTY
~ Gamp ^ntol
,~ Bishop ~
~ Lone
KERN COUNTY
o McFarland oWofford Heights
.~ Toiyabe Indian Health Project
- Bakersfield o
o Lament
L o Frazier Park
· Mission ....
· It shall be the Mission .of Clinica
· Sierra Vista, Inc. to provide quality
· comprehensive primary and
· preventive health care services at the
most efficient cost to the underserved
· populations of Kern and Inyo
· Counties regardless of ability to pay,
· and to seek necessary resources to
· meet the growing health care
· demands while maintaining the
· corporations financial integrity.
We strongly believe in everyone's
· right to quality health care; therefore,
· ' no one is denied services based on'
· race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age,
· disability, or economical status.
· Goals ....
· To provide quality, comprehensive
· primary care promptly and
· courteously, to our medically
· underserved populations, especially
· the migrant and seasonal
farmworkers.
· To assure that no patient is ever
· refused necessary health .care
· services by reason of his or her ability
· to pay.
· To promote the well-being of the
· patients we serve.
To provide efficient and effective
· management in the achievement of
· our goals.
· To operate under strict budgetary
· controls.
· To foster employer-employee
· relations by providing, leadership that
inspires innovations, productivity, and
· ' teamwork.
George Laven, MD, Medical Director (left)
and Stephen W. Schilling, Executive
Director (right).
A £E'.-'i'ER FROM OUR DIRECTOR...
"We have come a long way in Dentists, midlevel practitioners, women, and the mothers who
20 years. When we started we lab, x-ray and pharmarcy .staff bring their babies. ~'he families.
were named Clinica de Los round out our clinical teams, whO count on us for their health
Campesinos in a trailer in one Care. The homeless who seek
of Lamont's Parks. Today our Our Women, Infants, and our services. The elderly who
main clinic is a modern 22,000 Children (WIC) program issues .rely on our support. To all of
square foot facility with five more than 9,000 food vouchers them we offer our thanks, you
satellite centers in Kern and each month in Kern County to are our reason for being here.
Inyo Counties. In 1991 we had recipients. This ranks us.
over 72,000 medical and dental number two in California Another important thank you
visits at our centers with an Community Health Centers. goes to all of our employees,
additional 30,000 visits for We provide perinatal services now at 175. Three who have
other services such as nursing, to more than a quarter of the been here since the beginning
education, counseling, women who delivered at the and 23 who have been here for
nutrition, and substance abuse, county hospital. In 1991, this more than 10 years. Not
was more.than 1,500 women, enough can be said about all
We are a non-profit Community the hard ' work of our
Health Center. Our annual Our Homeless program employees.
budget is over 8 million dollars continues to expand. We are
with slightly over 2 million the agency responsible for all A thank you for the tremendous
coming fromm State and Federal primary care at the Home ess support we receive from private
grants and contracts. The Shelter (which opened in 1991) providers and public agencies
remainder is derived from and in Kern County. thoughout our service area. We
patient revenue including now enjoy local political
private insurance, Medi-Cal, We are pleased to have support beyond even our
Medicare and payment direct received a gracJe of "A" for the wildest imagination. We are
from patients on our "sliding last three years, a first and very proud of and appreciative
- fee"scale, unmatched in Region IX, of this suppport.
PubliC Health Service.
Three of our sites, in and
around metropolitan Clinica is a consumer driven The success of Clinica Sierra
Bakersfield provide services to organization. Originally Vista far exceeds the original
predominately Iow income founded by consumers, we projections and expectations of
patients. Some. may have a continue to be governed by the funding agencies and
third party payor such as patients who bring awareness founders who were involved in
Medi-Cal or private insurance, of local needs into the strategic the initial planning phase for a
most do not. We see' large planning process. The Board rural health service program in
numbers of migrant and has been receptive to new 1970-71.
seasonally employed ideas, has changed direction
farm-workers.-Our other three and philosophy ~n conjuction
sites, two in the mountains, with the changing health care
and one in the desert, also environment and has been- ~, · ,,~ / ,_ .
provide services to the willing to take risks in order to ' '
"underserved". We are there remain in a strong, competitive
because we are the only position. The Board's policies Stephen W.'S
provider of medical services to are the goals of assuring
these communities, adequate, accessible and Executive Director
affordable high-quality care
Our staff now includes General services that meet the needs of ..............
Practitioners, Family all area residents.
Practitioners, Pediatricians,
Surgeons, Internists, OB-GYN, 'There are many people to
Cardiologists, Podiatrists, and thank for our success over the ·
Ophtalmologists as well as a last 20 years. First we would
Family Practitioner from our UC' like to pay tribute to the people
Irvine Residency rotation and who really deserve the most
an Internist from our Kern credit, the patients, who place
Medical Center rotation, their trust in us. The pregnant
LooKing Bac~r 20 Years ....
1971 The original clinic 1976 The Women, grant award to initiate
was named Clinica De Los Infants, and Children dental services.
Campesinos, a California (WIC) NutritionProgram,
non-profit Corporation. It and the Maternal Child 1977~ A commercial loan
began with one physician Outreach Program was secured and
in atrailerin alocal park. (MCOP) were added to construction began and
reinforce our clinics was completed on a
1972 The program preventive health services, modern dental facility.
moved to more spacious A computer was also
quarters in a nearby installed that year to 1978 Our first satellite
storefront building In handle the billing, payroll, clinic, the Frazier Mountain
Weedpatch. and payables, and to Community Health Center,
gather the data that we are opened and provided the
!973 - A number of staff required to report to our community of Frazier Park
changes. Planning begins federal and state funding and Lebec with its only
for a new facility, sources. Later that year, full-time medical care. This
we received a special particular area is unique in
197~,-Ground breaking that it is a solo provider
clinic for the entire service
area and there are no
hospitals in the immediate
vicinity. The physician
practicing at this satellite is
truly the "hometown doc".
This year also saw the
expansion of our computer
system to provide
additional data capabilities
(IBM System 34).
1979 - Due to the'rapid
growth of our program,
Clinica Sierra Vista
CLINICA SIERRA VISTA - LAMONT constructed an additional
5,000 sq.. ft. of Medical,
WIC, and Accounting
held for the new facility.to space for the Lamont
be built on Hall Road in
Lamont. facility.
1975 - After considerable
planning, a permanent and
modern new facility was
constructed and the
corporate name was
changed to Clinica Sierra
Vista, Inc. Also that year
our immediate service
area (Lamont/Arvin) was
designated as a Health
Manpower Shortage Area
(HMSA), which made this
area eligible to receive
physician staff' from the
National Health Service '~'~'~"~'~",~,~"~'~,~,,~ ...... "
Corps. (NHSC). ' FRAZlER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
1980 We initiated our
adolescent Information and
Education Program, and
began to work on
establishing a satellite clinic
in the Kern River Valley.
1981 - Clinica Sierra Vista's
Lamont service areas
became designated asa
Dental Health Manpower
Shortage Area, which
allowed us to recruit
dentists from the National
Health Service Corps.
1982 - Our second satellite KERN RIVER HEALTH CENTER
clinic, the Kern River Health
Center, was opened in July !983 - Work began on the 1985 Permanent federal
in the town of Kernville. establishment of a third funding was secured for the
This clinic was the satellite clinic in East Baker Street Community
culmination of work by Bakersfield. This program Clinic. This' year saw the
hundreds of local area was funded by federal next expansion of our EDP
residents and Clinica Sierra monies (Job Bill) targeted System to an IBM System
Vista, and brought medical to aid the unemployed by 38, a most potent and
services to a very providing Iow cost medical sophisticated design which
underserved area. Our services, allowed for on-line
Lamont Child Care Center capabilities at all of our sites.
was also constructed this 1984 - The Baker Street In 1985, we were asked by
year with funds donated by Community Clinic opened the Federal government to
a private foundation. This its doors to the residents assume a major part.of the
center provides care' for of southeast Bakersfield. financial responsibility for
young children While their the operation of another
parents or siblings visit the clinic, the Toiyabe Indian
doctor or dentist. Health Project, which
operates three facilities in
Inyo County (Bishop, Lone
Pine, Camp Antelope). We
are providing management
oversight and are monitoring
the operation. The Toiyabe
Indian Health Project serves
many Native Americans who
reside in the Owens Valley
area of California, as well as
other moderate income rural
residents. Also in 1985, the
Death Valley Health Center
separated from its previous
sponsoring organization and
sought us out for linkage
and assistance. Clinica
Sierra Vista officially
became the grantee
EAST BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
and operator of this we were approached by the the demands for primary
isolated rural site, located community and State to care services from the
in the town of Shoshone, provide primary medical 'area. The WlC program
Inyo County. The project services. The Mc Farland was expanded from 4,200
serves a vast area Community Health Center was to 8,000 food vouchers per
encompassing all of the granted "intermitenr' status month which are given to
Death Valley National permitting the facility to be the eligiblewomen, infants,
Monument and southern opened one day per week, and children in our service
Inyo County. Patients travel after securing public/corporate areas.
as far as 100 miles to seek donations and State funding.
primary care at the clinic.
1986 This year we
finalized plans for the Kern
River Health Center's new
facility in Wofford Heights,
and began the remodeling
project at the East
Bakersfield Community
Health Center. County
funds were received this
year enabling us to expand ·
our Family Community
Counseling Services into
the area of parenting and
child abuse prevention.
1987 During 1987, the MCFARLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
East Bakersfield
Community Health Center
experienced an increase in 1989 - The Kern River Health 1990 - Our counseling
the patient population Center, originally located in the program, "Born Free" was
resUlting in a substantial KernVille area and operating initiated, offering services to
remodeling of the 10,000 out of two modular buildings, . substance abusing pregnant
sq. ft. facility so as to moved its operations into a women. The County of
accommodate the new 7,000 sq. ft. ,$1.2 million Kern began "outstationing"
expanded services and facility, located in Wofford .of Medi-Cal Eligibility
programs. This year also Heights. The new facility now Workers at our clinics.
saw the receiving of federal accommodates increased
funds to provide pdmary exam rooms, labortorY, x-ray, 1991 - Our WlC program
care services to the and a large conference room expanded again, now
· issuing 9,000 vouchers per
homeless population of available to community groups-, month. The Lamont clinic.
Kern County. for use. During this year, two of began its remodeling
our sites were designated activities. This year, our
1988 The McFarland Rural Health Clinics (Lamont Homeless P¢ogram moved
Community Health Center and the Kern. River Health its services into the new
became our fifth satellite Center). This designation Bakersfield Homeless
clinic. With increased provides for a higher Center which opened in
media focus on the "cancer reimbursement from Medicare August. We also began
cluster" in McFarland, a and Medi-Cal. The McFarland providing Podiatry services
side-effect was also the Community Health Center's on Saturdays in Lamont.
illumination of the lack in operating hours expanded to Three of our satellites were
accessible health care three days per week in order to granted FQHC status.
services to the community, accomOdate ...............
As a result of this attention,
Let's Look At Some Numbers ....
Sources of Income
1975-t978 Sources of Income
1979-1982
Soumes of Income Sources of Income
! c.~.3.1986 1987-1990
Title 20 (1.3%) T/tie 20 (1.1%)
Pvt. Pay(,9.9%) ~ ] , FederalFunds(40.1%) Pvt. Pay(,5.7%) ~ ~
"~i~~l~ Insurance (12.1%) -~
Insurance (9.~/o) ~ ~~
__~ Meal. care (12.1%) ~
Medicare
State Funds (13.1% )
~'~'"°"~' "_ft' ~.,-u,,,o.~ ~c~,,.,~, * Jt
· Local Funds
Other Funds (2.6%) Local Funds (.2%) Off'mr Funds (3.3%)
Operating Budget
1977-1990
1990
1985'
1984' --
1982' --
1978 ,
1977 ~ma :.'
Patient Visits
1975- 1991
1981'
198o-
197~ ~
0 20,000 4o, ooo 60,000 ao,'ooo ~ob, ooo ~2b, ooo z4d, ooo ~60,000
Patient wsi~, Patient Ethnicity
1990
Asian (.6~r)~
American Indian (.5%) ~. i F Other (.6%)
White (46.6%)
~-- aiack (2.a%)
DEATH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER
C mmunity Health Centers ....
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY ailments or we will refer you fees. Our fees are 'competitive'
HEALTH CENTER? to a specialist, e.g., for the area.
dermatologist, cardiologist,
A community health center, oncologist,etc. A common misconception is
(CHC) is a partially federal that a CHC is a 'free' clinic.
and/or state funded health A CHC is governed by '.a This is' not true. We are
center set up in an Board of Directors. Members 'non-profit'. We barely make
"underserved" area to offer are consumers, i.e., they are ends meet each year. If we
"primarY care" to its health center patients, or have a little extra money at the
patients. The area can be non-consumers. In the case end of the year, we will buy
underserved in two ways: of Clinica, we have two new equipment or upgrade our
(1) no or few medical consumer members from facilities. We do provide free
providers for the area, or each of our health centers, medical and dental services at
(2) economics. Patients are The non-consumers include our clinics, as well as the
Bakersfield Homeless Center
Iow income, I'ack insurance, an R.N., a physician, a Cai with federal grant money and
or have Medi-Cal or State University professor, some local support to the
Medicare. The area could . 'and a small businessman, homeless population of
have, and most likely does, Bakersfield.
have a combination of. both.
"Kern Clinic wins third
straight annual 'A' from U.S.
agency..."
That was the headline in the
Bakersfield Californian in
April 1991 after we received
our third straight "A". This
rating was given Clinic Sierra
Vista by the Public Health
Service of the Department of
Health & Human Services.
More than 600 CHC's
throughout the nation are
evaluated annually based on
BAKERSFIELD HOMELESS CENTER performance standards for
governance, clinical quality,
There are approximately Clinica has an $8 milion scope of program,
600 partially Federal funded budget with approximately administration, and overall
CHC's (Section 330 $2 million coming from state 'operational efficiency. This
Community Health Center and federal grants and puts Clinica in the top 10% of
Act) in the United States. contracts. We accept all CHC's in the country. We
private insurance, Medi-Cal, are the only "3-time A"
There are 84 in California. A Medicare, and every one recipient in Region IX, which
CHC for the most part offers else, i.e., no other "3rd. covers most of the Western
"primary care". We do have party" payor, is put on our 'United States.
certain "specialtists" on "sliding fee scale".
staff, e.g., OB/GYN, Depending on the number
Pediatrics, and Internists. in your family and yOur
When you come to us with a monthly income, a sliding
medical problem, we ..will fee patient will pay from
diagnose and treat most 25% to 100% of our normal
C!lnica**s ~/ide Range oY ?/lecYicai. Dental. =nc~ Special Services...
Patients that require x-ray/ultrasound department,
~eciicat Care specialized diagnosis and as well as a state licensed
treatment not available at the Laboratory. Besides Family
The Medical staff provides clinic are referred to Practitioners, our provider
comprehensive care on an specialists in the local area. staff includes specialists
ongoing basis for our
patients. We believe that r
good health care requires.
their participation. At each
clinic visit, v~e take time to
discuss health concerns.
Our medical services include:
Diagnosis, treatment, and
follow-up of diseases and
injuries.
- Chronic disease management
- Immunizations.
- Specialists in child and adult
medicine.
- Family planning and contra-
ception.
Pre-and Postnatal service.
-'OB/GYN services.
Alcohol counseling.
VD diagnosis and treatment. Medications prescribed at in obstetrics and gynecology,
- Employee programs to pro- the clinic can be obtained at pediatrics, internal, medicine,
mote physical and 'psycho-
logical well being., our own Pharmacy in infectious diseases, surgery,
Podiatry Lamont, or "pre-packaged" opthalmology and podiatry.
at satellite clinics. The clinic
Opthalmology also operates an Dental Care
The dental team at' Clinica
Sierra Vista wants to help our
patients to have a healthy
mouth without experiencing
pain or spending a lot of
.. money. Most tooth and gum
problems can be avoided
completely. The secret is
coming in for checkups before
problems develop.
We recommend children visit
the dentists at the age of 3 to 4
in order to begin receiving
regular flouride treatments to
prevent tooth decay, and adults
should plan dental checkups
every six months to one year.
During a checkup, the Maternal Child Outreach' Nutrition
,dental team will clean the Program (MCOP) staff,
teeth, give .the patient a nutritionists, counselors, WlC (Women, Infants, and
"tour" of the mouth, and and the patient. Classes Children) is a nutrition
discuss what 'needs to be are an important part of program for women who are
done and why. each prenatal visit they pregnant or breastfeeding,
make to the clinic. They and for infants and children
Dental services.include: deal with such important up to age 5. WIC offers
issues as: classes and counseling on
- Cleaning. proper nutrition, and
o Oral checkup and What' to expect before, provides food coupons to
instruction, during and after childbirth, be used to obtain nutritious
Flouride treatment. Nutrition during pregnancY foods free of charge from a
Fillings, dentures, crowns, and nursing, grocery store. These foods
bridges. Breathing and exercises, contain the proteins,
Children's dentistry. Infant care and safety, vitamins, and minerals that
Simple oral surgery. Child development, are especially important for
Root canal work. Family planning, pregnant women and
growing children. To be
,,....,;,,,~ ,,. ~ ~ .... eligible for WIC. women and
i :=::.,~::,- children at nutritional or
,~~-~ \ '~i ~i,! mediCal risk must also meet
~¢~:' certain income and family
size requirements.
Individual counseling with a
Registered Dietician is
available to clinic patients
who are overweight,
· underweight, .anemic,
diabetic, have a problem
with high blood pressure or
high cholesterol.
Well-Child Care
Well-child care includes
attending to a child's
physical and ·emotional
:,'~r:atai Care needs at home, in addition
The prenatal staff believes Evening classes are also to regular visits to the clinic
that education, and medical offered. Mothers are for checkups and
care can help families 'encouraged to bring a immunizations against
prepare for a healthy and partner-so that the two childhood diseases.
happy "birth day". Since individuals can learn to Immunizations require a
mothers and babies both work together during series of visits and should
benefit from early care, they labor and delivery, begin at 2 months. An
should come to the clinic as immunization clinic is held
soon as they think they are The prenatal staff will visit every Friday afternoon.
pregnant, the patient at the hospital For children 1 year of age or
and then at home. We under, a PHN or Community
As a prenatal patient, they look forward to seeing Health Worker may make a
are part of a team. The them at the clinic for their home visit to' assess' the
members include the postpartum checkup and child's health and
doctor, .nursing personnel, the baby's well-child care.
development, and further
home 'visits can be
arranged whenever the
mother feels that evaluation
and guidance would be
helpful to the patient.
Anytime the child becomes
ill, the mother may call the
clinic and ask to speak to a
nurse. The nurse will be
able
to give their
professionalguidance in
determining when a child
should be seen by the
doctor.
The Information and
Education Project is
primarily an outreach We try to present a broad the health care team. To
education Project. We have scope of FLE topics ensure the most personal
been funded by the State of designed to increase and comprehensive care,
California, Office of Family adolescent skills and they want to get to know the
Planning to provide Family knowledge, patient and their family.
Life Education (FLE) to They offer information ' and
adolescents in Kern County ~amiiv Planning referrals for work and
since 1980. We. serve more financial problems, and can
than 4,000 teens each year. Family planning means help them deal with other
Each year we train a team deciding whether or not you social service .agencies.
of teen Peer Educators to want to have children, and if They can follow-up on
assist us in our so, when. Clinic staff can medical visits at the clinic by
presentations. We will work discuss with you the offering health education
~n any setting where invited, different methods of .birth and counseling during
but primarily serve in the control in order to assist you home visits. As patient
high schools. Our series run in making a choice that is advocates, they can handle
from three to twelve best suited to your individual any questions and
presentations depending on needs, complaints about the clinic.
the individual' setting. We The Community Health
teach communication skills, Family planning services are. Workers also work in the
decision making skills, self free to many patients, and community, to make
esteem and other topics are available to men and residents aware of clinic
which promote healthy women of all ages. There services and' to make the
choices. In addition to are also special family clinic aware of people's
schools, we present planning classes for teens., needs.
regularly for all the
adolescent residential Social Services
facilities run bythe Kern
County Juvenile Probation The' Community Health
Department. 'In 'this setting Workers are key people on
we are allowed to ~,
implement and present our'
own agenda of FLE topics.
Counseling ·
The Family and Community '
Counseling Service (FCCS)
program offers clinical '
counseling services for
patients, and. counseling as '
'part of the Comprehensive
Perinatal Services Program '
(CPSP). A program for
families with a history of child '
abuse (CAPIT) is offered and
includes a series of parenting '
classes for court-referred
parents, individual counseling '
sessions, and follow-up for
one year.
The counseling program is .._~?
providing leadership, along
· with Information and '
Education staff, for "Born
Free", a program for '
substance abusing pregnant
women (OCAP). This '
prog. ram includes counseling
serwces, prevention oriented '
classes in area high schools,
and a Mentor Mommy '
program.
The Future .... per week in 1988 using Kern County
donations and later state Consortium
We have enjoyed significant funding. It still operates out of We are the fiscal agent for the
growth over the preceding a 1,000 square foot' house California State Office of AIDS
twenty years, working always leased to us for $1 per year byallocation of funds to Kern
to meet the challenges of the School District. The clinicCounty. We expect to see
increased demand for our sees 25 to 30 patients per expanded 'services in this
services at a time of day, mostly children, area. One of our Internists is
constricted financial support, one of only two in the County
enlarged accountability, and When stable funding can be specializing in infectious
continued investment. We are obtained, two things will Diseases.
sure this will not change as wehappen:
celebrate our Twentieth Adult Day Health Care
Anniversary. .- The clinic will become Clinica, in conjunction with the
- full-time (5 days per week) Kern County Office on Aging,
As we enter our third decade and will include expanded is in the process of developing
of patient service, we plan toperinatal services, an Adult Day Health Care
continue to work to build a We will move to a larger Facility in the Kern County
system of care that will assure facility, area. We have been
the survival of a designated by the county as
loCally-governed and East Bakersfield Community the Organizational Provider of
controlled health care agency. Health Center ADHC services and we are
Profitability, not community This is one site where we do now in the planning stages of
need, often determines .the not own the building. It is acquiring licensure, facility
continued existance of a given located in the area where we location and acquisition,
service. That is often a tragicneed to be. The owner of the securing of funds, and
mistake.. Through the building has changed a development of proposed
formation of consortium and number of times since we services. "
affilitation with our health care opened in 1984. Sometime in
peers, (other rural providers, the next few years we will buy ........
. clinics, hosPitals, public health the building, move to another
departments, etc.) our local facility in the area or buy a lot
health care system can be and build.
preserved and strengthend as
we work and plan in the Death ValleyHealth Center
mutual interest of the We have been in trailers since
communities we serve, the site became part of Clinica
in 1985. In 1992 we will
What are we looking at in the complete the remodeling of a
future.., building and will move into a
new, modern facility.
McFarland Community
Health Center - The Dental .,
community approached us to We have operatories for our 3
open this center when it dentists. As part of our
became apparent that lack of ,remodeling project in. Lamont
access to primary health care ~n 1992, we will add an
was. a prOblem. This operatory and will then be
heightened awareness was as able to add a fourth dentist.
a result of increased media
focus on the "cancer cluster~' Opthalmology
in McFarland, 13 cases of A part-time Opthalmologistwill
childhood cancer with 6 join our staff in 1992, offering
deaths, services on Saturdays at the
clinic in Lamont.
The site was opened one day
Boara .,'vlemi3ers Providers E~(ecutive Staff
Shirley Dawson George Laven, MD Stephen W. Schilling
Leonard Cherry Shankar Raman, MD Executive Director
Juanita Benavidez Margaret Peterson, MD
Merced Natera Kelly Mah, MD George Laven, MD
Mary Helen Sotelo John Dean, DO Medical Director
Theodora Scrivner Lawrence Garcia, MD
Luis Rey Hernandez Antonio Garcia, MD Simon Yanez, DDS
Abel Gaeta Ruth Embree, MD Dental Director
Guadalupe Jimenez Jacqueline Paul, MD
Rosendo Gonzales Randall Rouse, MD George Johnston
Warren Paap, PhD. Ray Wiser, MD AsSistant Director/
Adolph Schwartz, M.D. Nancy Boyd, MD Operations and Personnel
Rita Martinez Carlo 'Amazona, MD
Ethel Pat Ricks Denis Maddox, MD Consuelo Cantu
Dorothy Stapp Lee Marek, DPM Assistant Director/
Socorro Munoz Simon Yanez; DDS Business Manager
Rev. Larry Barton Joel .Napoles,. DDS
Virginia Bridges Scott Davis, DDS Linda LOw
Wen-Whey Chang, DDS Assistant Director/ Health
Leland Perry, DDS Education Services
David Riel, FNP
Staff with Ten Years Yvonne Greenleaf, FNP Colleen Sullivan
Lani Day, FNP Administrative Assistant
Lynn Newhouse, PA
Manuel Mendez 1971 Paul Gilardone, PA Leticia Galvan
Margaret Govea 1971 Bruce Taylor, PA Administrative Assistant
Consuelo Cantu 1971 Terry Weno, PA
Pedro Gutierrez 1971 .Tom Miller, PA Mary Garcia
Gloria Martinez 1971 Administrative Assistant
Ruthie Moore 1972
Gloria Rodriguez 1973
Stephen Schilling 1973
Ruben Burciaga 1973 ................
Mary Garcia 1974
Lani Day 1974
Elmer Maim 1975
Bonnie Cruz 1975
Lupe Jacquez 1976
Yvonne Navarro 1976 ~.
Irma Cortez 1978
Stan Sherrill 1978
Mary Villalvazo 1978
Gayle Sandoval 1979
Dora Perez 1979
Pauli Mettler 1979
Cristina Guerra 1981
Diana Sherrill 1981
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1 8787 Hall Road
Lamont, California 93241
(805) 845-3731