News & Updates

TVHC WIC Team Distributes Over 2,000 Toys DuringAnnual Holiday Toy Drive To bring holiday cheer to TVHC families, during the last weeks of 2023, the WIC Department collaborated with the Alameda County Fire Department and

2023: A Year in Review JANUARY: TVHC is Awarded as H.A.R.D. Board of Director’s Organization of the Year for 2022 TVHC received this award for our community impact and outreach efforts to get community members

November 2023 CEO Update This November was a month of giving thanks and appreciation at TVHC, as we held our annual Tiburcio Gives Thanks Week. This annual tradition is a time when we all come

TVHC Celebrates Tiburcio Gives Thanks Week TVHC was in the spirit of giving thanks during the last week of November. We celebrated our traditional Tiburcio Gives Thanks Week, a time-honored tradition when staff from all

Dental Operations Manager Alma Guzman Celebrates20 Years of Service at TVHC Alma Guzman’s journey with TVHC began when she was a young mother of two and became a client of the TVHC Union City WIC

HRSA Awards TVHC Community Health Recognition Badge for Advancing Health Information Technology TVHC has officially earned a 2023 Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality badge from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)! This achievement

October 2023 CEO Update October was a busy month, as we kicked off a few events and festivities to bring us into the holiday event season, including a costume contest for staff and a trick-or-treat

Castro Valley Health Center Grand Opening TVHC’s new Castro Valley Health Center is officially open as of Monday, October 23rd! Opening day was kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a tour of the

Healthcare Leaders Gather for the CPCA Annual Conference to Discuss Innovation, Impact, and Building Healthy Communities The CEO of TVHC, Andrea Schwab-Galindo, recently participated in the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) Annual Conference. This year’s

COA Receives Community Ambassador Award atHayward Promise Neighborhoods’ Promise Fest At Hayward Promise Neighborhoods’ Promise Fest, TVHC’s Community Outreach and Advocacy (COA) department was presented with a Community Ambassador award from Hayward Promise Neighborhoods (HPN)

FSS Hosts Annual Trick or Treat Event at Kennedy Park On Friday, October 27th, TVHC’s Family Support Services (FSS) Department hosted its annual Trick or Treat event at Kennedy Park for families enrolled in the

Thank You to Delta Dental Community Care Foundation for Funding Our First Mobile Dental Van We are happy to announce that TVHC received a grant of $600,000 from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to purchase

September 2023 CEO Update We have much to share and celebrate in this month’s community newsletter. I want to start by congratulating our Chief Integration Officer Dr. Sridevi Ponnala, who was appointed to the Dental Hygiene

Youth Health Services Department Brings Awareness of Suicide Prevention Week at James Logan, Hayward, and Tennyson High Schools September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. To help fight the stigma attached to talking about suicide, our

Street Health Department Celebrates Three-Year Extension of Alameda County Grant The Street Health Team is proud to share that their grant from Alameda County has been extended for another three years! What started in 2019 as

Governor Gavin Newsom Appoints Chief IntegrationsOfficer Dr. Sridevi Ponnala to CaliforniaDental Hygiene Board We’re excited to announce that Dr. Sridevi Ponnala, our Chief Integration Officer, has been appointed to the Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC)

TVHC Expands Optometry Services at Hayward Clinic The Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Hayward clinic now offers optometry services as part of its specialized care. “Many of our patients have transportation barriers, and it is sometimes

TVHC Expands Optometry Services at Hayward Clinic The Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Hayward clinic now offers optometry services as part of its specialized care. “Many of our patients have transportation barriers, and it is sometimes

TVHC Receives a Block in Hayward from Supervisor Richard Valle’s Office On Wednesday, October 5th, TVHC was honored by Supervisor Richard Valle’s office with a block through the Hayward Adopt-A-Block program. TVHC ‘s sign is

Join the AHEC Scholars Program at TVHC! The TVHC Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholar program is a two-year* longitudinal, interdisciplinary curriculum divided into three components: community-oriented education, clinical training, and community-based hands-on activities that supplement students’

CPCA CEO Francisco Silva and Team Visit TVHC Earlier this month, TVHC hosted CPCA CEO Francisco Silva and his team for a tour of our Ashland/SL clinic, an update of our recent Community Outreach and Advocacy

TVHC Mission Clinic Remodel Update With the framing finished, drywall being installed, and the new ADA parking stalls and sidewalk set to be completed by the end of next week, we are happy to report

TVHC Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month with Fall Session of the Promotores Training Academy On Friday, September 16th, TVHC kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with the first day of the Fall session of the Spanish

TVHC Mission Clinic Remodel Update The second-floor remodel of the Mission Clinic is well underway, with the demolition phase complete and the new framing installed as of August 19th. With the remodel, the TVHC Mission

Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards TVHC With Generous $400,000 Grant to Support Access to Dental Care We are honored to announce that TVHC was awarded $400,000 from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation for our work “in providing

CPSP Expands Services for New Moms, Covers Cost to Certify Two Employees as Lactation Education Members The Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) at TVHC is expanding support for its patients. The new project aims to

TVHC CEO Andrea Schwab-Galindo Speaks on Workforce Challenges and Opportunities at the Board of Supervisors’ Health Committee Meeting On Tuesday, June 28th, TVHC CEO Andrea Schwab-Galindo was a panelist for the “Future of the Health