March 2024 CEO Update As Spring has sprung, so have our new advocacy visits. This month we met with Alameda County’s Supervisors and advocated on the importance of our continued service to the community and
Promotoras Learn to Create Healthy, Affordable Meals with Cooking Matters Course in Collaboration with 18 Reasons Over the past few months, TVHC’s Community Outreach and Advocacy (COA) Department hosted Cooking Matters classes for the Promotoras
Celebrating TVHC’s Quality Metrics Improvements in 2023 Congratulations to our clinical and dental teams for the increases in our annual Uniform Data System (UDS) quality metrics in 2023! Out of the four priority metrics that
Mission Staff Celebrate Pediatric Patient’s Birthdaywith Surprise Gift and Cupcake Earlier this month, some of our Mission Clinic staff went above and beyond to make one of our pediatric patient’s days very special. After learning
February 2024 CEO Update I am happy to report that this week we successfully completed our on-site visit from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This is a triennial audit required by HRSA which
COA’s Promotoras Adopt-A-Block Near TVHC’s Mission Clinic in Hayward On Saturday, January 27th, the Community Outreach and Advocacy (COA) Department’s graduating Promotoras completed their final project by adopting a block near the TVHC Hayward clinic.
Ashland Clinic Collaborates with Sutter Health to ProvideAccess to On-Site Mammograms On Wednesday, January 31st, TVHC’s Ashland clinic collaborated with Sutter Health to provide on-site mammograms with a mobile imaging clinic! These imaging services were
January 2024 CEO Update During the first few weeks of 2024, our leaders and staff have continued to come together to reconnect and refocus on our Clarity Plan’s goal to increase our communities’ access to
Promotoras Begin Six Week “Cooking Matters” Course, Learning New Recipes Incorporating Healthy Foods Beginning on January 12th, the Community Outreach and Advocacy (COA) Department is now hosting Cooking Matters classes for the Promotoras. With these
TVHC’s Janet Anwar Interviews with Telemundo to Inform Community Members on How to Apply for New Medi-Cal Expansion Coverage On January 2nd, Registration Services Manager Janet Anwar was interviewed by Telemundo on the most recent
Overcoming Grief: How Telehealth Support Helped Suzy Regain Her Confidence This patient’s name has been changed to protect their identity.We recently received a heartwarming success story from Suzy, a patient who had gone through a difficult
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
TVHC Hosts Community Health and Resource Fair in Hayward Last month, TVHC hosted multiple community organizations for its 2023 Health and Resource Fair in Hayward! The event featured tabling from 15 different community organizations, including
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
TVHC and Fellow Community Leaders Celebrate Graduation of 13 New Promotoras On Wednesday, November 29th, the Community Outreach and Advocacy (COA) department hosted the 2023 Promotoras Graduation to recognize the hard work of the academy’s
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
Celebrating 20 Years of TVHC’s Promotoras Program On October 20th, TVHC celebrated 20 years of the TVHC Promotoras Program and honored Promatoras from all eras of the program. From the core members who started 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)
