History:

In 1994, a group of Asian American women established a non-profit organization called: the Asian American Health Coalition (AAHC).  Their dream was to one day establish a community health center that would provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate health care to low-income and uninsured Asians in Houston.  In October 2002, the AAHC, in collaboration with the Chinese Community Center and the Baptist Church, established HOPE Clinic (Helping Other People through Encouragement).  As an all-volunteer, part-time health center, HOPE Clinic provided basic primary care services to a limited amount of patients once a month for only four hours.  During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, HOPE Clinic played an important role by providing services to over three thousand evacuees with the support of the community.

Today, HOPE Clinic is a professionally staffed and full-time Fedderally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look ALike.  The clinic's caring and dedicated staff speak more than five languages and provide culturally and linguistically competent, high-quality care to all, regardless of ability to pay.  Last year, HOPE Clinic had almost eight thousand patient visits, and is operating at full capacity.

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Our Mission:

“To provide quality health care without any prejudiceto all people of greater Houston, in a culturally and linguistically competent manner.”

Our Vision:

"A healthy community with quality, affordable healthcare for all."

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Accomplishments

The major "accomplishment" of HOPE Clinic is filling in the gap for culturally and linguistically comprehensive primary care services, especially for the Asian immigrant and Asian-American population of Houston. Other significant achievements within the last 24 months include:

• Relocating to a new 4,000 square foot medical facility with 6 exam rooms.
• Extending hours of operation to include 2 evenings a week 5 days a week.
• Receiving Medicaid/Medicare provider numbers and becoming providers for private insurances (Molina Healthcare, Blue Cross, Aetna, and United Healthcare)
• Obtaining the designation of FQHC Look-Alike by the Health Resources and Human Administration (HRSA)
• Receiving a HRSA FQHC Planning Grant in 2008
• Attaining funding awards from several private foundations including a community grant from the prestigious K.W. Kellogg Foundation to fortify Asian service organizations.