Neighborhood Healthcare

Double your gift with Barney & Barney!

The Barney & Barney Foundation has generously agreed to match $12,500 worth of donations to our capital campaign to build a new clinic to serve those working and living in the Poway Unified School District. That means any contribution you make to the campaign will have double the impact! Neighborhood Healthcare is thankful to Barney & Barney—their pledge will help raise $25,000 for the new clinic. As of February, we have just under $1,400 left to raise. Please help us reach our goal by the end of February and donate today.

An association with Neighborhood Healthcare is an association with excellence.

Top Docs

NHcare physicians Dr. James Schultz, Dr. Karin Schiff, Dr. Gabriel Rodarte, and Dr. Rogelio Samorano have all been named “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” by the San Diego County Medical Society. Dr. Schultz is receiving this honor for the third time in the past nine years, a mark of distinction that only 76 San Diego physicians have achieved. Dr. Schiff, Dr. Rodarte and Dr. Samorano are three of 98 first time selectees. Dr. Schultz and Dr. Schiff are recognized in the field of Family Medicine. Dr. Rodarte and Dr. Samorano are honored in the Psychiatry field, though they are both double boarded in Psychiatry and Family Medicine.

The honor of “Top Doctor” is given out based on nominations and votes from San Diego board-certified physicians. Over the years, many Neighborhood Healthcare doctors have received this prestigious award, demonstrating the high quality of care that the community health center provides. Patients at Neighborhood Healthcare can expect first-class care from providers that are recognized year after year as some of the best.

Chantel Baylor is a 26-year-old woman who has been a patient at Neighborhood Healthcare for eight years. With dreams to go to college and establish a career, Chantel came to our Temecula health center after high school graduation seeking information about how to avoid getting pregnant. Through the Teens Take Care program, Chantel met with Licensed Vocational Nurse Gina Pilato, who explained family planning methods and the importance of protecting oneself against STDs and pregnancies. “She told me everything, and didn’t make me feel embarrassed. I learned more from Gina than from my mother and health classes in school combined,” she explains. Now, Chantel has graduated from Cal State Fullerton and works in event planning. “Neighborhood Healthcare gives you the tools to plan your life the way that you want to,” she says.

Another Grateful Patient:

“The excellent care at this facility began from the 1st time I called for an appointment. Then I received reminder notices, and I was able to be calmed from my worst fears of a possible infection by the front office. I relaxed and looked forward to my visit. After 1st arrival, the patient services representative was great. She eased the tension; I was late for the appointment and she reassured me it was okay. The office is one of the best doctor's offices I've ever been in, and I'm 53 years old with a mom that has been sick all my life. In comparison to my mother's finest doctor's offices, this is still better. The art work on the wall is extraordinary. As well the entire staff which I could see, hear, and notice the pleasantry, order and TLC! Thank you for being above the highest standards!!!”

Community Clean Up

As the 3 million dollar campaign continues, community members are doing what they can to prepare for the new clinic. In November of 2011, Poway Councilman Dave Grosch gathered a group of volunteers, including 18 students from Poway High School and Rancho Bernardo High School, to help clean the vacant lot that will be the home to the health center. This group of dedicated volunteers spent the majority of their Saturday clearing brush, pulling weeds, and discarding the trash that had built up on the property. Neighborhood Healthcare is thankful to these hardworking individuals for beautifying the space, and members of the community seemed appreciative as well. “During the day folks driving and walking by acknowledged us with a honk or a thanks,” explains Grosch.

Now that the lot is clear, Neighborhood Healthcare plans to add a “Coming Soon” sign to the property in order to generate awareness and excitement for the future clinic.

Contact Connie Burke, Director of Philanthropy, at (760) 520-8365 or email Connie at connieb@nhcare.org to learn how you can help in raising the 3 million dollars needed to build the first community health center in Poway.