Amistad Community Health Center

What Amistad Community Health Center does

Amistad Community Health Center (Amistad Health) is a private, not-for-profit, faith-based Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 2005 in Texas, serving the Coastal Bend region. It operates five clinic locations — Brownlee and Kids Clinic in Corpus Christi, Robstown and Calderon in Robstown, and an Aransas Pass site — offering an integrated portfolio of seven core service lines: primary care, women's health, dental care, behavioral health, pediatrics, health insurance assistance (including ACA Marketplace navigation), and on-site pharmacy. The flagship Brownlee and Kids Clinic sites offer extended evening and Saturday hours to broaden access for working families.

As an FQHC and FTCA-deemed facility, Amistad Health receives federal grant funding and enhanced Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement rates in exchange for serving designated Medically Underserved Areas/Populations. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based on family size and income regardless of ability to pay, and patients are assisted with enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, Healthy Texas Women, and TANF. Technology infrastructure is limited to commodity tools: the third-party healow platform for online appointment scheduling and a patient portal.

Revenue mechanics combine public-payer reimbursement (Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, ACA), private insurance, self-pay on the sliding fee scale, federal FQHC grants, on-site pharmacy dispensing, and a Medication Assistance Program. Customer segments are demographically concentrated on uninsured/underserved individuals, women and children, and adults/seniors in the Coastal Bend. The organization maintains an extensive referral and support network with Driscoll Children's Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn, HCA Healthcare, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Texas A&M Coastal Bend Health Education Center, local school districts (CCISD, Aransas Pass ISD), United Way, American Cancer Society, and Americares. No parent company, private equity sponsor, or equity funding is disclosed; governance is community-based under a Board of Directors, with Nelly Garcia Blow as Chief Medical Officer and an Acting CEO referenced in the data.

Name

Amistad Community Health Center

Legal name

Amistad Community Health Center

Website

https://amistadchc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amistad Community Health Center is a not-for-profit, faith-based Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 2005 that operates five clinics across the Coastal Bend region of Texas, providing primary care, pediatrics, women's health, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and insurance enrollment on a sliding fee scale to uninsured and underserved populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Federally qualified health center
• Community primary care
• Integrated behavioral health
• Pediatric family medicine
• Sliding fee healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Federally Qualified Health Center Reimbursement: As an FQHC, Amistad Health receives federal grant funding and enhanced Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement rates for qualifying services provided to underserved populations.
2. Patient Services Revenue: Direct patient care services billed to Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, private insurance, and self-pay patients. Services provided on sliding fee scale for uninsured patients based on income.
3. Pharmacy Services: On-site pharmacy providing prescription medications to patients, with medication assistance programs available for qualifying individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Amistad Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services — including primary care, women's health, dental, behavioral health, pediatrics, health insurance enrollment assistance, and on-site pharmacy — to uninsured, underinsured, and underserved individuals in the Coastal Bend region of Texas. Services are offered regardless of ability to pay through a sliding fee scale based on family size and income, and are delivered across five clinic locations with extended evening and weekend hours.

Product overview

Amistad Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center offering a unified portfolio of integrated healthcare services. The center provides seven core service lines: Primary Care, Women's Health, Dental Care, Behavioral Health, Pediatrics, Health Insurance Assistance, and Pharmacy. These services are delivered across multiple clinic locations (Brownlee, Robstown, Calderon, Aransas Pass, and Kids Clinic) in the Coastal Bend, Texas area, with a sliding fee scale based on family size and income.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services Comprehensive primary care including family medicine, preventive care, wellness checks, diabetes management, blood pressure management, geriatric care, well woman exams, diagnostic testing, weight management, HIV testing and treatment, and preventive screenings (mammograms, colorectal and cervical cancer), with flexible scheduling and evening hours.
• Women's Health Services Women's care services addressing health needs for women of all ages, including well woman exams and preventive screenings.
• Dental Care Family dental services focused on preventive care and maintaining healthy smiles, available at the Brownlee clinic location.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and behavioral health services helping patients with issues affecting family everyday life and health.
• Pediatric Care Family-centered, quality healthcare for children from birth to 18 years of age, including the dedicated Kids Clinic location with extended hours.
• Health Insurance Assistance Healthcare coverage assistance guiding individuals who need health insurance, including ACA Marketplace enrollment support and connections to Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, Healthy Texas Women, and TANF.
• Pharmacy Services On-site pharmacy services ensuring patients can obtain prescription medications they need, with a Medication Assistance Program (MAP) for qualifying individuals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Driscoll Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric healthcare partnership providing specialized children's hospital services for patients referred from Amistad clinics in the Coastal Bend region.
• Methodist Healthcare Ministries South TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Methodist Healthcare Ministries to expand access to healthcare services for underserved populations in South Texas communities.
• Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSchool partnership to provide health services and outreach to students and families within the CCISD school district.
• Aransas Pass ISDminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSchool district partnership in Aransas Pass to provide healthcare access and outreach to students and families.
• Texas A&M Coastal Bend Health Education CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth education partnership with Texas A&M University system to provide training and education opportunities for healthcare professionals in the Coastal Bend region.
• HCA Hospital Corporation of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for referral services, specialty care coordination, and collaborative healthcare delivery in the Coastal Bend community.
• CHRISTUS SpohncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership for specialty care referrals and healthcare coordination services.
• United WayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNonprofit partnership to coordinate community health resources and support services for underserved populations.
• American Cancer SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to provide cancer screening resources, prevention education, and patient support services.
• AmericaresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHumanitarian aid partnership providing access to medications and health supplies for uninsured and underserved patients.
• Coastal Bend Day of GivingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual community fundraising event participation to support Amistad Health's mission and services for the underserved.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lone Star Circle of Care: Texas-based Federally Qualified Health Center operating multiple clinic sites with primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy services — a near-identical FQHC operating model to Amistad across the same state regulatory and Medicaid environment.
• CommuniCare Health Centers: San Antonio-area FQHC providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, pediatrics, women's health, and pharmacy across multiple locations; operates under the same federal FQHC framework as Amistad with comparable sliding-fee scale economics.
• Su Clinica Familiar: South Texas FQHC delivering integrated primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy in the Rio Grande Valley — closely comparable to Amistad's Coastal Bend footprint, mission, and underserved-population focus.
• El Centro de Corazón: Houston-based FQHC providing primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy to underserved communities; comparable multi-site community health center model with similar reliance on federal reimbursement and sliding-fee operations.
• Avenue 360 Health & Wellness: Houston-area FQHC offering primary care, behavioral health, dental, pediatrics, and pharmacy at multiple clinic sites with sliding-fee scale services — directly comparable integrated-care community health model.
• Spring Branch Community Health Center: Houston FQHC operating multiple clinic locations with primary care, pediatrics, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy; shares Amistad's multi-site community health center structure and federal funding model.

Regional players

• Coastal Health & Wellness: Galveston-area FQHC operating as a county health department providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy on a sliding-fee scale — analogous FQHC model but serving a different Texas coastal geography.

Broad incumbents

• CHRISTUS Spohn Health System: Large regional hospital system with whom Amistad has a strategic referral partnership; provides overlapping primary care and specialty services at greater scale in the same Coastal Bend market.
• HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division: Major for-profit hospital operator with facilities in the Corpus Christi area and a strategic referral partnership with Amistad; a broad incumbent offering overlapping primary and specialty care across the same geography.

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): Industry trade association representing FQHCs nationally; comparable only as an ecosystem/thematic reference rather than a competitor, since it sets policy and funding advocacy frameworks that govern Amistad's operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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