Vida Y Salud-Health Systems

What Vida Y Salud-Health Systems does

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems, Inc. (VSHSI) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1972 and headquartered at 308 Cesar Chavez Avenue in Crystal City, Texas. The organization operates four delivery sites across Zavala, Dimmit, LaSalle, Uvalde, and surrounding rural counties, including a main primary care clinic and two school-based health clinics embedded in the Crystal City Independent School District (CCISD) and La Pryor Independent School District (LPISD). It holds Joint Commission accreditation (continuously since 1990), FTCA Deemed Health Center status under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition, and has received multiple 2023 Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges. Its service portfolio spans comprehensive primary care, women's health, dental, in-house laboratory (covering 95% of required exams including DOT/NON-DOT drug screening and lead testing), radiology, pharmacy, immunizations, WIC nutrition services, behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, case management, health education, after-hours on-call care, transportation services, and Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment assistance.

The underlying technology stack is conventional rather than differentiated: an electronic health records system with a patient portal that exposes medical summaries, medications, immunizations, allergies, and lab results to patients, plus in-house diagnostic and dispensing infrastructure for lab, X-ray, and pharmacy operations. COVID-19 in-house nasal testing was added in April 2020 at $51 per test. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, no API offering, and no mobile application beyond the patient portal.

The business model is a hybrid of public-payer reimbursement and community-funded subsidy. Revenue is generated through Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, private insurance, and Worker's Comp reimbursement for clinical services, supplemented by an in-house pharmacy and Patient Assistance Prescription Program, and complemented by a sliding fee discount program that renders services to all patients regardless of ability to pay. Pricing is pay-as-you-go at unit pricing (e.g., $51 COVID-19 nasal test) with income-based tiering under the sliding fee program. The organization is governed by a community Board of Directors under community-based nonprofit governance, with no parent company, no private equity or venture capital ownership, and no disclosed funding rounds. The go-to-market motion is community-led, anchored by bilingual English/Spanish outreach, school-district partnerships, and enrollment assistance into public coverage programs, complemented by a self-serve patient portal layer.

Name

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems

Legal name

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems, Inc.

Website

https://vidaysalud.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1972, operating four delivery sites across rural Texas (Zavala, Dimmit, LaSalle, Uvalde counties) to deliver integrated primary care, dental, pharmacy, laboratory, behavioral health, and WIC services to underserved populations on a sliding fee scale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

Keywords

• Community health center
• Primary health care
• Federally qualified health center
• Rural health services
• School-based health clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Crystal City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Program Reimbursement: Revenue from Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other government healthcare programs for covered services rendered to eligible patients.
2. Private Insurance: Revenue from private insurance companies for covered healthcare services.
3. Sliding Fee Scale Program: Discount program based on patient income. Services rendered to all regardless of ability to pay using sliding fee scale.
4. Pharmacy Services: In-house pharmacy providing medications to patients with dispensing and patient education services.
5. Patient Assistance Prescription Program: Assistance program helping patients access prescription medications through pharmaceutical assistance programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services across four delivery sites in rural South Texas. Its integrated service portfolio spans primary care, women's health, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, immunizations, WIC nutrition, case management, health education, and transportation support. The center operates school-based clinics in partnership with Crystal City ISD and La Pryor ISD to extend pediatric access, and offers sliding fee scale pricing to ensure care is available regardless of ability to pay.

Product overview

Vida Y Salud-Health Systems, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services from its main facility in Crystal City, Texas and two school-based clinics. The organization operates as a single, unified healthcare delivery platform providing integrated primary care, women's health, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, laboratory, and radiology services. The core service portfolio centers on comprehensive primary healthcare with specialty programs including immunizations, WIC nutrition services, health insurance enrollment assistance, and transportation support. The center also operates satellite school-based health clinics at Crystal City ISD and La Pryor ISD to extend care access to students. Technology-enabled services include an electronic patient portal for health record access and in-house COVID-19 testing capabilities. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale to ensure accessibility regardless of patients' financial circumstances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of laboratory exams performed in-house including DOT/NON-DOT drug screening and lead testing

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Crystal City CoalitionminorOthersCollaboration on Medical Gas Cards for Veterans program. Provides support services for veterans in the Crystal City community through joint community initiative.
• Crystal City Independent School District (CCISD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates school-based health clinic at 1603 N. 11th Street providing healthcare services to students. Services include Texas Health Steps, sports physicals, and immunizations.
• La Pryor Independent School District (LPISD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates community and school-based health clinic at 117 E. Hwy 57, La Pryor providing healthcare access to students and community members.
• Middle Rio Grande Workforce Solutions (MRGDC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployment services partner where job applications are accepted for open positions at Vida Y Salud-Health Systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CentroMed: Federally Qualified Health Center serving Bexar County and surrounding South-Central Texas with primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and WIC. Operates school-based clinics and accepts Medicaid/Medicare with sliding-fee discounts — closely analogous FQHC operating model.
• South Texas Rural Health Services: Federally Qualified Health Center based in Cotulla, Texas (LaSalle County — within Vida Y Salud's contiguous service area). Operates multiple rural sites providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy to underserved populations in South Texas.
• Su Clinica Familiar: FQHC serving the lower Rio Grande Valley from Harlingen, Texas, with multiple delivery sites offering medical, dental, pharmacy, lab, radiology, behavioral health, and WIC. Comparable FQHC structure and rural South Texas patient population.
• CommuniCare Health Centers: Large FQHC in the San Antonio/New Braunfels region of Texas operating multiple clinic sites including school-based health centers. Comparable integrated service portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy with sliding-fee access for underserved populations.
• United Medical Centers: Federally Qualified Health Center based in Eagle Pass, Texas, just west of Crystal City. Operates multiple clinical sites serving rural and border communities in Maverick County with primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and WIC — the closest geographic and operational analog to Vida Y Salud.
• Brownsville Community Health Center: Federally Qualified Health Center serving Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley with multiple clinical sites, comprehensive primary and specialty services, and significant Medicaid/Medicare and sliding-fee populations — analogous Texas FQHC operating profile.
• Lone Star Circle of Care: Large Texas FQHC with multiple delivery sites across Central Texas including school-based clinics. Provides family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy with sliding-fee access — comparable multi-site community health delivery model.
• Gateway Community Health Center: FQHC headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with multiple clinic and school-based sites across Webb, Zapata, and Jim Hogg counties. Provides primary care, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, and enabling services to rural border populations — directly comparable mission and service mix.
• Project Vida Health Center: FQHC based in El Paso, Texas, with multiple clinic and school-based sites serving rural and border West Texas communities. Offers comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services with sliding fee and outreach enrollment — comparable rural FQHC model.

Others

• Texas Association of Community Health Centers: Primary care association representing Texas FQHCs and community health centers including Vida Y Salud. Relevant ecosystem organization providing policy advocacy, training, and operational support to peer FQHCs in the state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vida-y-salud---health-systems-inc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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