Santa Rosa Family Health Center

Santa Rosa Family Health Center is a nonprofit corporation whose sole corporate member is christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation. Santa Rosa Family Health Center sponsors the Family practice residency program that is a community based independent program sponsored by christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation. This program trains residents to work in Family practice in underserved, rural areas. Christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation is part of christus Health, which was formed in 1999 to strengthen the 153 year-old, faith-based Health care ministries of the congregations of the sisters of charity of the incarnate word of houston and san antonio. Founded on the mission "to extend the healing ministry of jesus christ," christus is challenged to reach out to, and beyond, more than 60 communities we serve to help those in need. The vision of christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation, as a catholic, faith-based ministry, is to be a leader and advocate in creating exemplary Health care services, processes and structures that improve the Health of individuals and of local and global communities so that all may experience god's healing presence and love. Christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation responds to Health care needs through services provided at five full-service hospitals and a number of specialty centers. Each of the facilities of christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation shares one objective -- which is to lead the way to a healthier community. Christus Santa Rosa Health care corporation is located in san antonio, Texas. It is in the south central area of the state, and it serves the southern border and western borders of Texas and into the central Texas hill country area which has a population of more than 2.6 million individuals. The population consists of 55% hispanic and 36% caucasian. The median income for the city of san antonio is $60,799, and high school graduates represent 26% of the population.