La Clinica del Pueblo Career Opportunities

Company:
La Clinica del Pueblo
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Location(s):
2831 15th Street NW
Washington,  DC
20009
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Phone:
(202) 462-4788
Industry:
Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals / Medical
Size:
50-99

Company Overview

La Clinica del Pueblo is a non-profit, federally qualified health center that serves the Latino and immigrant populations of the Washington, DC metro area. Our mission is to provide culturally appropriate health services to persons in the Latino community regardless of their ability to pay.
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La Clínica del Pueblo has been serving the Latino community and others in need for 25 years.

La Clínica del Pueblo was founded in 1983 in response to the growing medical and mental health care needs of Salvadoran and other Central American refugees escaping their warn-torn countries during the 1980s. For many of these refugees, getting access to any type of medical care was nearly impossible due the cultural and language barriers that come with immigrating to another country. La Clínica was started in the midst of this need in a one-room clinic, one night per week, by a volunteer doctor.

Despite its brief hours of operation during its initial days, La Clínica was always full of patients who would brave the cold of winter and the heat of summer because this was the only place where they felt comfortable and where they were treated with respect and dignity.

Our services are offered in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art clinic located at the crossroads of the Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods in the District of Columbia. In 2007, we provided 7,500 clients with over 55,000 culturally appropriate health services. A staff of almost 80 employees coordinates over 100 volunteers, the majority of whom are bilingual and all of whom are culturally competent.