Milestones

• RFHC Celebrated its 5th Anniversary

• Broke the 18,000 mark for the number of patients enrolled.
• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved the transfer of the Belle Haven Clinic to Ravenswood Family Health Center beginning in September 2005.
• RFHC added two exam rooms to its main site.

• Added pediatric social work services
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital donated a mobile clinic van to RFHC for health services at East Palo Alto and Belle Haven schools and other locations

2004

• Set up Patient Advocacy Program with Stanford medical student volunteers
• Approved by City of East Palo Alto to develop a mixed use Community Resource Center
• Joined with 14 other community partners in the Get Fit Collaborative to promote healthy foods and physical fitness
• Extended hours to 4 evenings per week and a half day on Saturday
• Set up the Pharmacy Assistance Program (called RAP) to register people for free medicines through pharmaceutical companies
• Started early Cancer Detection Program
• Hosted Lucile Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program
• Joined Pacific Cluster Health Disparities Collaborative
• Received funds for Community Oral Health Initiative from Peninsula Community Foundation and The California Endowment

2003

• Served 5,006 patients with 18,043 visits
• Offered eligibility and enrollment services for Healthy Families, Healthy Kids, and Medi-Cal services
• Started a Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program with grant from Community Foundation Silicon Valley
• Opened an afternoon drop-in Immunization Clinic
• Initiated the Volunteer Program

2002

• Served 2,584 patients with 9,387 visits
• Added pharmacy discount services for uninsured
• Initiated mobile dental clinic services
• Began the outreach and homeless health care program in collaboration with Free At Last and San Mateo County Medical Center