La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. Receives Top Quality Recognition
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc., doing business as La Maestra Community Health Centers, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides culturally and linguistically competent primary, specialty care, and social services to uninsured and underserved San Diegans, has earned Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges for its achievements in access to care, quality outcomes, healthy equity, information technology, and contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Health Resources and Services Administration recognition places La Maestra among the nation’s top performing Federally Qualified Health Centers in clinical quality measure performance and quality of health care services.
Specifically, La Maestra was recognized as Health Center Quality Leaders for performing “best overall” in clinical quality performance – among all health centers in the U.S. It was also recognized for advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality, having met all criteria to optimize HIT services that advance telehealth, patient engagement, interoperability, and the collection of social determinants of health data. La Maestra was also recognized for sustaining is designation as a Patient Centered Medical Home at three clinic sites in central, east, and south San Diego County, CA.
“Through our continuous quality improvement strategies, access to quality of care and comprehensive health and wellness services has always been the top priority,” said Zara Marselian, PhD, FACHE, president and chief executive officer of La Maestra Community Health Centers. “I am very proud of our team for this incredible recognition particularly as our organization was responding to the needs of the community during the pandemic.”
