Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe

What Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe does

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) social-justice and health & human-services nonprofit headquartered at 1314 E. Yandell, El Paso, Texas, founded in 1967 by south El Paso mothers and grandmothers as the Father Rahm Clinic inside the Los Seis Infiernos tenement. It operates as one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas, delivering primary medical care, adult and pediatric dentistry, optometry, on-site pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, behavioral health, HIV/AIDS treatment (La Fe CARE Center), WIC nutrition programming, and social services through a county-wide network of seven community health clinics and additional community service sites across El Paso County, with a sliding-fee scale and acceptance of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and ACA marketplace coverage.

The organization's underlying operational platform is a multi-site FQHC delivery system layered with wholly-owned subsidiaries that extend its reach beyond clinical care: La Fe Preparatory School (Pre-K–8 dual-language charter school), La Fe Community Development Corporation (affordable housing including Magoffin Park Villas), La Fe Printshop, the La Fe Policy Research & Education Center (est. 2006), the Culture & Technology Center, the Montana Vista Resource Center, the Senior Companion Program, and the San Jose Ballroom community facility. This ecosystem reflects the organization's "totality of well-being" philosophy, treating health as encompassing social, economic, educational, and political dimensions.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid of patient service fees (income-based sliding scale), federal FQHC grant funding (HHS), Federal PHS deemed status protections, and ancillary revenue from affiliated commercial and educational programs. Go-to-market is community-based: walk-in patient acceptance, bilingual outreach, community events (e.g., the annual Father's Day 5K), Radio La Fe broadcasting, social media, and ACA enrollment assistance. The patient base is low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families in El Paso County, with named segments spanning seniors (Senior Companion Program), HIV/AIDS patients (CARE Center), and women/infants/children (WIC).

Name

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe

Legal name

Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.

Website

https://lafe-ep.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe is a 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center nonprofit operating seven community health clinics across El Paso County, Texas, delivering affordable primary care, dental, behavioral health, HIV/AIDS, and WIC services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents regardless of ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, dental, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, optometry, and behavioral health services to patients regardless of ability to pay with sliding fee scale discounts.
2. Government Funding: HHS funding and Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims. FQHC grant funding as one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers in Texas.
3. Community Development Services: Affordable housing services through Magoffin Park Villas, community development, economic development initiatives, and educational programs through La Fe Preparatory School.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe operates a county-wide network of community health clinics and affiliated programs delivering primary medical, dental, optometry, behavioral health, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, and HIV/AIDS care to El Paso County residents regardless of ability to pay. Beyond direct clinical care, it provides the WIC nutrition program, social services, senior companionship, charter school education, affordable housing, community arts/technology education, and policy advocacy through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe operates a comprehensive health and human services network offering multiple distinct programs and facilities. The organization provides primary healthcare through its network of eight community-health clinics (Central Clinic, Lisbon Clinic, Yandell Adult Clinic, Jose Roman MD Pediatric Clinic, San Elizario Clinic, Westway Clinic, Optometry Clinic, and Child & Adolescent Wellness Center), specialized HIV/AIDS services through the La Fe CARE Center, and community support programs including WIC, Social Services, and the Senior Companion Program. The portfolio also includes educational and economic development initiatives through the Culture & Technology Center, La Fe Preparatory School, and Community Development Corporation, all unified under a social-justice mission serving El Paso County's low-income communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Central Clinic La Fe's flagship medical-service site providing adult dental and primary health-care services, diabetes-prevention/management education, weight loss and smoking-cessation classes, prenatal care, with on-site pharmacy, laboratory, and X-ray departments.
• Lisbon Clinic Provides full family primary health-care services, immunizations, well-child and well-woman exams, sports physicals, with on-site clinic registration and laboratory departments, and community computer lab.
• Yandell Adult Clinic Provides full primary health-care to adults ages 18 and up, specializing in hypertension and diabetes management with in-house pharmacy.
• Jose Roman MD Pediatric Clinic Pediatric clinic providing health-care services for children.
• San Elizario Clinic Provides full family primary health-care services, dental care, immunizations, well-child exams, sports physicals, well-woman exams, diabetes-prevention/management education, and smoking-cessation classes with on-site clinic registration and laboratory departments.
• Westway Clinic Provides full family primary health-care services, dental care, immunizations, well-child exams, sports physicals, well-woman exams, diabetes-prevention/management education, and smoking-cessation classes with in-house pharmacy and community center offering computer literacy, tutoring, and US-Citizen Preparedness Exam education.
• Optometry Clinic Provides vision-health services including eye exams and optical care.
• Child & Adolescent Wellness Center - Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic State-of-the-art pediatric clinic providing children and adolescents with immunizations, well-child exams, sports physicals, dental care, eye and hearing screenings, and on-site clinic registration in a bilingual and culturally respectful setting.
• La Fe CARE Center Southwest's largest comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, education, and resource facility offering free HIV testing, prevention education, social work/medical-case management, on-site pharmacy, primary-care medical clinic, counseling, and support groups with mobile HIV-testing unit.
• WIC Program (Women, Infants, and Children) Provides essential nutritional and breastfeeding education and support to El Paso County's low-income women and their families through bilingual staff at multiple sites.
• Social Services Department Provides in-house counseling and therapy, referrals to resources, crisis intervention, home visits, and case management with collaboration on mental health awareness and education.
• Senior Companion Program Volunteer program pairing seniors (55+) with homebound or disabled elderly community members for companionship, support, and identification of social and health-care needs.
• La Fe Preparatory School Public charter school offering Pre-K to 8th Grade education with small classes (max 16 students), dual-language curriculum in English and Spanish focused on arts, culture, and technology.
• La Fe CARE Center Mobile HIV Testing Unit Mobile HIV testing unit extending HIV testing and prevention services into the El Paso community beyond the brick-and-mortar CARE Center.
• Culture & Technology Center Provides educational and arts activities including computer literacy, graphic design, arts and crafts, GED, English-language Learner education, US-Citizenship exam preparedness, digital video editing, culinary arts, and ballet folklórico.
• Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assistance Certified Application Counselors provide bilingual community outreach, education, and enrollment assistance for Medicaid, Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Special Enrollment.
• Montana Vista Resource Center Provides after-school tutoring, Internet access, US Citizenship Exam Preparedness, English-Language Learner classes, aerobics classes, and serves as an official El Paso County Nutrition Program site.
• La Fe Community Development Corporation Provides affordable housing, housing counseling, and opportunities for families and individuals, focusing on stimulating economic development and combating community deterioration.
• La Fe Policy Research & Education Center (PREC)
• Radio La Fe Community radio station serving the El Paso community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided regardless of inability to pay with sliding fee scale discounts

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corporation for National and Community ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Senior Companion Program. SCP volunteers (ages 55+) receive training on elder depression, Alzheimer's disease recognition and spend quality time with homebound peers to provide companionship and support.
• Paso Del Norte Health FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with La Fe Social Services Department to promote mental health awareness, education, and stigma reduction.
• National Alliance On Mental Illness—El PasominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with La Fe Social Services Department to promote mental health awareness, education, and stigma reduction.
• University of Texas at El PasominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with La Fe Social Services Department to promote mental health awareness, education, and stigma reduction.
• Valley Community Food PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Fe Social Services coordinates monthly food pantry with Valley Community Food Pantry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers: National membership and advocacy organization for FQHCs and Look-Alikes across the U.S. Comparable as a national-level industry association supporting the FQHC model that La Fe operates within.
• Texas Association of Community Health Centers: State-level membership and advocacy organization for Texas FQHCs, of which La Fe is a member. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler providing training, advocacy, and operational support to community health centers.

Direct peers

• San Ysidro Health (Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro): Large San Diego-area FQHC serving predominantly Hispanic, low-income populations with comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services across a multi-site network. Directly comparable to La Fe in mission, services, and demographic focus.
• CommUnityCare: One of Texas's largest FQHC networks, operating dozens of clinics in the Austin/Travis County area providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Comparable as a large multi-site Texas FQHC.
• La Maestra Community Health Centers: San Diego-based FQHC providing culturally competent care to refugee and immigrant communities, with a one-stop model integrating medical, dental, mental health, and social services. Comparable in mission, integrative model, and immigrant-population focus.
• Gateway Community Health Center: Laredo, Texas-based FQHC providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and social services along the U.S.-Mexico border. Comparable as a border-region FQHC serving low-income Hispanic communities.
• Lone Star Circle of Care: Texas FQHC serving Central Texas with comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy services across multiple sites. Comparable in multi-site FQHC operations and underserved-population mission.
• Clinica Sierra Vista: Large California FQHC network offering comprehensive primary care, dental, behavioral, and specialty services across multiple sites serving underserved populations. Comparable in multi-site scale and broad service portfolio.
• Project Vida Health Center: El Paso-based FQHC providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and social services to low-income communities. Closest geographic and mission peer to La Fe, operating clinics and community programs throughout El Paso County.
• Su Clinica Familiar: Texas FQHC in the Rio Grande Valley providing bilingual primary care, dental, behavioral health, and ancillary services to a predominantly Hispanic border population. Comparable in geography, demographics, and integrated service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CentroDeSaludFamiliarLaFe
• Xx.com/lafe_elpasotx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-salud-familiar-la-fe-inc

Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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