About the Clinic

Mission Statement

The Alliance Health Clinic's mission is to provide low-cost primary health care for the low income, immigrant and refugee members of the community regardless of age, sex, or pre-existing conditions.

The Alliance Health Clinic is a non-profit 501(c)3 primary care medical facility providing comprehensive, family practice care to the community regardless of age, sex, or pre-existing condition. It provides routine and urgent medical services ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics. The Clinic is unique in that it is located in the same building as the Alliance for African Assistance, providing for a centralized place for services to the refugee community: health, resettlement/housing, education, after school programs, translation/telemedicine communication in over 90 different languages and job placement. The clinic works to improve the health and well being of these populations in addition to other medically underserved communities in San Diego County by focusing on preventive health programs and medical care services in a culturally sensitive and competent fashion.

Clinic Hours:

The clinic hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Closed Thursdays.

Facility:

The Clinic is located on 5952 El Cajon Blvd (two blocks west of College Ave. in the vicinity of San Diego State University). El Cajon Boulevard is a major east-west corridor and College Avenue is a major north-south corridor. Several bus routes run along both of these major streets.

There are six examination rooms, a physician's office, nurse's workstation and a laboratory. The waiting area is equipped with culturally-competent patient education materials and audio/visuals.

Scope of Services:

The Clinic provides basic primary care services and minor emergency services. The Clinic services its patients with state-of-the-art, evidence-based, compassionate, cost effective, continuous quality care delivered in a culturally-competent manner. These services include:

Well Adult Check-up	Well Baby Check-up
Social Work Services	Pregnancy Testing
Birth Control	STD Testing
Diabetes Management	Pap Smears
Laboratory Testing	Hypertension Management
Ingrown Toenail Removal	Liquid Nitrogen Therapy
Suturing of Minor Wounds	Health Education and Counseling
Preventative Screening	Tuberculosis Testing
Eye Testing	Home Visitation Services
Mental Health Screening	Smoking Related Issues
Child and Elder Abuse Screening	Alcohol and Drug Abuse Screening
Preventive Services for Children and Adolescents	Referral to Appropriate Health Care Facilitators
Immunization-Pediatric and Adult Pediatric Health

Referrals to specialized care are available for other services. The Clinic has a patient transfer agreement with various hospitals in San Diego.

The Clinic is a resource in the community to provide for: cultural sensitivity training for doctors and medical students; training for American doctors to serve in Africa; and residency opportunities for refugee doctors to complete US re-certification.

Fee Schedule:

It is the policy of the Alliance Health Clinic to serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Discounts for essential services are offered on a sliding fee scale depending on family size and income. Medi-Cal, Medicare and most other major insurance programs are accepted.