SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS

SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS (SBNC) WAS FORMED IN 1998 THROUGH A MERGER OF THREE EXISTING MEDICAL CLINICS, WHICH HAD PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION SINCE THE 1970'S. SINCE 2013, SBNC HAS OPERATED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) UNDER SECTION 330(E) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. SBNC PROVIDES A WIDE-SPECTRUM OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT NINE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING: -FOUR MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS -TWO DENTAL CLINICS -ONE "BRIDGE" CLINIC DEDICATED TO TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O)ADDITIONALLY, HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES AND PATIENT EDUCATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. THESE CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITIES OF SANTA BARBARA AND GOLETA, AND THE UNINCORPORATED DISTRICT OF ISLA VISTA. ALL ARE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. SBNC'S TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, HOMELESS, AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. IN 2025, 70% OF PATIENTS WERE LATINO AND 47% HAD INCOMES BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE. THIS POPULATION NEEDS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, DELIVERED BY COMPASSIONATE, BI-LINGUAL, AND CULTURALLY AWARE STAFF. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025, SBNC PROVIDED 49,039 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS, 22,169 DENTAL ENCOUNTERS, 11,582 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS, AND 3,768 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ENCOUNTERS FOR A TOTAL OF 86,558 CLINICAL VISITS. A TOTAL OF 18,546 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS WERE SERVED. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. ABOUT 72% OF SBNC'S PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEDICARE OR MEDI-CAL. SIXTEEN PERCENT (16%) OF PATIENTS HAVE COVERED CALIFORNIA OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE. THE REMAINING 12% ARE "SELF-PAY" PATIENTS, WITHOUT INSURANCE; FOR THESE PATIENTS, SBNC HAS A SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM BASED ON PATIENT'S HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND INCOME.