Lyon-Martin Community Health Services

What Lyon-Martin Community Health Services does

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) headquartered in San Francisco, founded in 1979 and named after lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. It provides primary care, gender-affirming care, mental health care, addiction medicine, harm reduction, and specialty services to transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, intersex, and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as cisgender women. The organization operates an informed-consent clinical model and is one of two national Project HEALTH training host sites, having trained more than 100 medical students since 2008 across hundreds of clinics. Nationally, it operates TransLine, a free e-consultation service for providers serving transgender and gender-diverse patients.

The organization became independent from HealthRIGHT 360 in March 2022, an event that triggered a more-than-doubling of the operating budget and a shift from leased to permanent clinical space via a 2024 building expansion. It absorbed the St. James Infirmary Street Outreach Program in 2024, extending harm-reduction and street-based services, and is planning a second clinic at 225 Valencia Street with construction scheduled for 2026–2027. Workforce development is anchored by the QTI BIPOC Healthcare Fellowship, a six-month paid program creating a pipeline of queer, transgender, and intersex Black, Indigenous, and people-of-color clinicians.

Revenue is generated through a mix of patient service revenue (including FQHC prospective payment system reimbursement), government contracts and grants, and foundation and individual donations. Technology infrastructure consists of OCHIN-hosted Epic MyChart for the patient portal, Quest Diagnostics for laboratory processing, and the TransLine e-consultation platform. The organization is governed by a community-based board currently chaired by Angela Chi with Oak Hendry as Treasurer and Gydian McCready as Secretary, and is led by Executive Director JM Jaffe.

Name

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services

Legal name

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services

Website

https://lyon-martin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is an independent San Francisco Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary, gender-affirming, mental health, and harm-reduction care to LGBTQ+, transgender, non-binary, intersex, and cisgender women communities since 1979.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Gender-Affirming Endocrine Care (HLAKADAM), Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Gender affirming care
• Primary medical care
• Mental health services
• Harm reduction services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Patient Services Revenue: Direct patient care services billed to insurance (Medicare, Medi-Cal, private/commercial plans) and sliding scale self-pay for uninsured patients.
2. Government Contracts & Grants: Federally Qualified Health Center receives federal funding and contracts. Also receives city-funded programs (Healthy San Francisco), state-funded programs (Every Woman Counts, FPACT), and Department of Public Health funding.
3. Foundation & Individual Donations: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that receives donations from individuals, foundations (Horizons Foundation, Libélula Fund), and community sponsors for capital campaigns and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides integrated primary medical care, gynecological and reproductive care, gender-affirming care, mental health services, addiction medicine, specialty care, and outreach/harm reduction services. The clinic delivers trauma-informed, harm reduction-oriented, community-led care targeting transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, intersex, and cisgender queer women populations in San Francisco using an informed consent model.

Product overview

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center offering a comprehensive suite of healthcare services organized around several core areas: Primary Medical Care, GYN/Sexual & Reproductive Care, Gender Affirming Care, Addiction Medicine, Mental Health Services, Specialty Care, and Outreach & Harm Reduction. The organization also runs dedicated programs including Project HEALTH (with TransLine e-consultation), the QTI BIPOC Healthcare Fellowship, Let's Talk peer support groups, Black & Proud community gatherings, and the Body Sovereignty Program for eating disorder care. The Ladder serves as the organization's blog platform for health education and community knowledge-sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project HEALTH: A program dedicated to expanding access to healthcare for transgender individuals through provider education, training, technical assistance, and TransLine e-consultation service.
• TransLine
• The Ladder

Products and services

• Primary Medical Care Comprehensive primary care including physicals, vaccinations, lab tests, cancer screenings, chronic disease management, and referrals to specialists. Available to all patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
• GYN, Sexual & Reproductive Care Gynecological care, pelvic physical therapy, full spectrum birth control, fertility support, Gardasil vaccinations, Pap smears, colposcopies, HIV positive care, and sexually transmitted infection prevention, testing, diagnosis and care. Designed for LGBTQ+ and queer women patients.
• Gender Affirming Care Gender-affirming primary and mental health care, free prosthetics and compression garments, hormone therapy, surgery referrals and coordination, laser hair removal and electrolysis, and speech therapy. Delivered through an informed consent model that does not require endocrinologist or mental health provider gatekeeping.
• Addiction Medicine Substance use disorder treatment with medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and referrals to residential or inpatient programs. Delivered with a harm reduction approach for people who use drugs.
• Mental Health Services Individual therapy, group therapy, psychiatry, crisis support, EMDR, DBT therapy, and referrals to residential or inpatient programs. Available to LGBTQ+ and TGI patients with sensitivity to lived experience.
• Specialty Services Physical therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture, cupping, herbalism), nutrition counseling, eating disorder outpatient care, and laser hair removal and electrolysis services.
• Outreach & Harm Reduction Mobile clinic and street outreach services reaching encampments, shelters, SROs, strip clubs, bars, and community events. Provides distribution of harm reduction supplies including sterile syringes, Narcan, fentanyl test strips, safer sex supplies, hygiene supplies, and street sleeping supplies, plus linkage into primary care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 65% of patients identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. James InfirmarycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Lyon-Martin acquired St. James Infirmary's Street Outreach Program in 2024, increasing access to care for street-based sex workers.
• Women's Community CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017The Women's Community Clinic, founded in 1999 after the closure of the Women's Needs Center, merged with Lyon-Martin in November 2017 under HealthRIGHT 360. Combined staff and patients at 1735 Mission Street, with the newly blended clinic renamed Lyon-Martin Community Health Services.
• HealthRIGHT 360minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Lyon-Martin merged with HealthRIGHT 360 in 2015 and Women's Community Clinic merged in 2017. In March 2022, both clinics separated from HealthRIGHT 360 and established independent Lyon-Martin Community Health Services.
• San Francisco State University (SFSU) - Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Speech Therapy Externship program providing second-year speech therapy students experiential training in gender-affirming voice and speech therapy at Lyon-Martin. SFSU students earn hours toward licensure through this program.
• Bay Area Medical Academy (BAMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Phlebotomy Externship program offering phlebotomy students experiential hours at Lyon-Martin that count towards CPT certification.
• OaklashminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueer and trans drag festival that collaborated with Lyon-Martin for their community appreciation event, featuring performances by queer, trans, and nonbinary artists.
• La CocinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco nonprofit supporting food entrepreneurs that collaborated with Lyon-Martin for event catering.
• UCSFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSF OB-GYN residents including Dr. Patty Robertson, Sherron Mills NP, and Alana Schilling originally founded the clinic in 1979 based on research conducted at UCSF studying lesbian health. Ongoing clinical rotation partnerships train medical students.
• People's Budget CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of community-led organizations working together to influence San Francisco's budget allocation. Lyon-Martin participates in advocacy for healthcare funding and harm reduction programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Apicha Community Health Center: New York City-based FQHC serving LGBTQ+ individuals and Asian and Pacific Islander communities with primary care, HIV care, and gender-affirming services. Comparable FQHC model and underserved population focus.
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: New York City-based FQHC providing primary care, mental health, and gender-affirming services to LGBTQ+ communities, with similar harm reduction, transgender health, and sliding-scale programs. Closest direct peer by mission, patient population, and service mix.
• Howard Brown Health: Chicago-based FQHC with multiple locations delivering LGBTQ+ affirming primary care, transgender health services, and behavioral health. Comparable patient mix and FQHC funding model, with broader geographic footprint than Lyon-Martin.
• Fenway Health: Boston-based FQHC and one of the largest LGBTQ+ focused health centers in the U.S., offering primary care, behavioral health, gender-affirming care, and a national LGBTQ+ training institute. Directly comparable model with multi-site operations and similar mission.
• Mazzoni Center: Philadelphia-based LGBTQ+ health and wellness center providing primary care, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and HIV services. Comparable mission and patient population, with similar focus on transgender health competency.
• Chase Brexton Health Care: Maryland-based FQHC with multiple locations offering primary care, behavioral health, and LGBTQ+ affirming services including gender-affirming care. Comparable FQHC structure and patient mix.
• Whitman-Walker Health: Washington D.C.-based FQHC specializing in LGBTQ+ and HIV care, with primary care, gender-affirming services, mental health, and harm reduction programs. Highly comparable service portfolio and community-rooted nonprofit FQHC model.

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles LGBT Center: One of the largest LGBTQ+ organizations in the world, offering primary medical care, mental health, gender-affirming care, and social services across multiple LA locations. A larger, broader incumbent in the same mission space.
• Planned Parenthood Northern California: Regional affiliate of Planned Parenthood providing reproductive health, primary care, and gender-affirming hormone therapy across Northern California. Overlaps with Lyon-Martin's GYN, sexual/reproductive, and gender-affirming care offerings at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• San Francisco Community Health Center: San Francisco-based FQHC serving Asian and Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, and other underserved communities with primary care, behavioral health, and HIV services. Same city, overlapping patient populations, and similar FQHC funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/savelyonmartin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyon-martin-community-health-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/lyonmartin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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