Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (sbnc) was formed in 1998 through a merger of three existing medical Clinics, which had provided medical care to the underserved population since the 1970's. Since 2013, sbnc has operated as a federally qualified health center (fqhc) under section 330(e) of the public health service act. Sbnc provides a wide-spectrum of primary health care services at nine locations, including: four medical and behavioral health Clinics two dental Clinics one integrated medical, dental and behavioral clinic one "bridge" clinic dedicated to treatment of substance use disorders, additionally, health promotion services and patient education services are provided. These Clinics are located in neighborhoods of the cities of Santa Barbara and goleta, and the unincorporated district of isla vista. All are in the county of Santa Barbara, California. Sbnc's target population includes low-income, uninsured, homeless and medically underserved people living in south Santa Barbara county. In 2022, 67% of patients were latino and 66% had incomes below the federal poverty guideline. This population needs access to affordable health care in their neighborhoods, delivered by compassionate, bi-lingual, and culturally aware staff. In calendar year 2022, sbnc provided 52,745 medical encounters, 22,150 dental encounters, and 4,415 behavioral health encounters for a total of 79,310 clinical visits. A total of 18,180 unduplicated patients were served. The organization is committed to providing healthcare to all people, regardless of ability to pay. About 78% of sbnc's patients are eligible for insurance programs, including medi-care or medi-cal. Five percent (5%) of patients have covered California or another source of commercial insurance. The remaining 17% are "self-pay" patients, without insurance; for these patients, sbnc has a sliding fee discount program based on patient's household size and income.