Los Angeles Christian Health Centers

We are here to provide care for not just your bodybut also your mind and spirit. Our CEO Dr. Lisa Abdishoo talks about how our faith-based mission drives everything we do at LACHC. #christian #healthcare

The public health crisis of police violence kills 1 out of every 1,000 black men in America. Today, George Floyd's killer was found guiltyand though the guilty verdict won't bring him back, it's a step closer towards justice. We pray for an end to this epidemic of violence and for a more just, equal society. #GeorgeFloyd

Our licensed therapists offer individual and group therapies for people suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, and other #mentalhealth conditions. Our patient (and board member) Kim Mealy talks about her experiences with LACHC counselors.

The CDC recently declared racism to be a serious public health threat. America is for everyone, not just privileged groups. No matter where you're from, you belong here. Hate is a deadly virus! #StopAsianHate #BlackLivesMatter #Vote #WWJD

We are here to love and serve our neighbors with quality, comprehensive, and judgement-free #healthcare. No matter who you are or where you've been, we can help you get the care that you need!

Urgent update: LACHC is briefly pausing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for investigation of a VERY RARE side effect (1 per million doses). If you are female aged 18-48, and received J and J vaccine within the last 20 days, call your provider if you develop new severe headaches, abdominal or leg pain, or shortness of breath.

Lilia Vizcarra, our referrals coordinator supervisor talks about how her Christian faith drives her work at LACHC.

No matter who you are or what you've been through, LACHC is here to help. If you're uninsured or underinsured, we can help you get the quality, comprehensive healthcare you deserve. We are here to share God's love with those who need it most. http://lachc.com/

This is a friendly reminder that housing IS healthcare! Cynthia Langley, the program manager for the Housing for Health program, works around the clock to serve our patients. In this clip, she takes a break from a Saturday night with her family to buy clothing and supplies for one of our senior patients in need. It's an honor for us to share God's love to keep our patients safe and sound!

We are all children in God's eyes. To attack another human because they're of a different race is against everything that Jesus taught us. #StopAsianHate and love one another!

Our medical assistant Carla Hernandez brought in cookies for the Pico Aliso team. Thank you Carla!

We are a Christian health center, but you do not need to be #Christian to become a patient. Our head of nursing Jesse Wu talks about how his faith comes into play when caring for our #SkidRow community!

Thank you to the Asian American Christian Fellowship at UCLA for donating 150 hygiene kits (with snacks) to help our homeless neighbors stay clean! Interesting in volunteering to donate "Hygiene & Hope" kits? Sign up here: http://www.lachc.com/volunteer/ #volunteer

LACHC is currently performing vaccinations for patients aged 65 and older, homeless individuals, and anyone with an at-risk position! If you're having trouble getting to a mass vaccination site--or if you have questionsthen LACHC could be a great option for you. Please call us for an appointment, and we'll be happy to assist you! 213-893-1960 #covid19 #vaccines

Take a quick sneak peek inside our new #dental office! We provide a full range of dental services, such as cleanings, x-rays, fillings, extractions, and full and partial dentures. Our new facility opens soon, and it will allow us to improve more smiles than ever before!

Shannon Fernando and her team are responding to a COVID surge on Skid Row. Please continue to wear masks and social distance to help stop the spread!

It's getting cold outside and gently used weather supplies are needed to help warm our patients and neighbors living in the streets. Share your extra jackets, blankets, socks , scarves, tents and hat with us! Email [email protected] to join the team of LACHC friends giving to make the season warmer for all!

STI testing is just one of the mobile services we provide with our LACHC street team. Can you make a donation today to help keep our street team out there providing care where patients need it most? http://ow.ly/rd7n50CLdU9

Our Director of Social Services Cynthia Langley is with our friend Joshua Barker who produced this great album about the Lord Enjoy! https://www.joshuabarker7.com/

We at LACHC just want to give a friendly reminder that #BlackLivesMatter! Homelessness, mass incarceration, and COVID-19 disproportionately affect black people. At LACHC, we take direct action to heal our neighbors the best way we canwith loving, quality healthcare. #healthcare

Please pray for us! More patients are testing positive for COVID-19, but there are not as many isolation beds available compared to what was put in place in the first surge back in the Spring. We had to purchase tents and sleeping bags to provide our patients experiencing homelessness a way of isolating themselvesand it's getting very cold outside! If you're able to make a donation to help us through winter, it would be hugely appreciated: http://ow.ly/ja6i50CI8oR

Our #mentalhealth department provides individual counseling, group therapy, substance/alcohol treatment, child/marital/family therapies, some psychological testing, psychosocial rehabilitation, and Christian counseling, to promote whole-person #health. https://www.lachc.com/blog/mental-healthcare-at-lachc/

Here's a message from one of our patients speaking from his room at a Project Roomkey Hotel after experiencing homelessness for over 30 years! Can you make a donation to help us provide loving, comprehensive healthcare for more of Skid Row's most underserved residents? http://ow.ly/19c450B1ClR

Come work with us! We're hiring for 12 different positions! We are here to serve God by providing our homeless neighbors with quality, loving care. http://www.lachc.com/careers/ #healthcarejobs #healthcarecareers

In our first episode of LACHC Live, board members Peggy Pleasant and Kim Mealy talk with Renee about homelessness on #SkidRow, how LACHC helped, & what people should know about what happens inside Joshua House. https://www.lachc.com/blog/lachc-live/

We're out here doing testing in the street for COVID-19, HIV, Hepatitis and more! By helping our homeless neighbors detect and treat their hidden health problems, we can intervene with treatment before their symptoms get worse and they wind up in the emergency room. It's expensive to do street medicine, but actually saves money in the long run by preventing a burden to our emergency healthcare system. Not to mentionstreet medicine saves lives! We bring healthcare directly to the people that need it most, exactly where they arein the streets, overpasses, and alleys of LA. #healthcare #downtownLA #homeless

So far we've tested over 5,100 individuals for COVID-19, and found about 255 positives. Here's our CMO Katy White in action in our testing booth!

We're LIVE from Skid Row giving care where our patients need it most - in the street!

Our team is growing! We are hiring for 11 different positions. Together, we strive to live out our core values of Christlikeness, Excellence, Accessibility, Justice, Kindness and Unity. With these as our foundation, we work as a team to carry out our mission of following Christ by loving and serving our neighbors through comprehensive, quality healthcare. https://www.lachc.com/careers/ #tbt to this photo from 2017!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our clinic uses telehealth as much as possible to help patients communicate with their doctors while maintaining social distancing. Our board member and long time patient Kim talks about her telehealth experience. #telemedicine

When Dr. Katy White, Chief Medical Officer, saw Luke (not his real name) last week because of knee pain she learned that he'd lost his ID and couldn’t work while trying to replace it. His phone was also not working, making it hard to contact him. Fortunately, we were able to refer him to one of their Care Coordinators to talk with him right then about the next steps toward replacing his ID. Reviewing his history in detail and remembering the amazing talk from the DAY BEFORE b...y our experienced Skid Row Physician Assistant Manda, Katy asked him a bit about current substance use. He said, Well, I’m just giving up Meth. So when’s the last time you used Meth, she asked, suspecting the answer. Last night, he replied. Using motivational interviewing after the refresher from the day prior- trying to enable patients to find their own internal motivation to change instead of powering up and browbeating them-. Katy discovered some things she didn’t expect. So what are the benefits to using Meth? she asked. Well, it keeps me warm at night and helps me stay awake, which keeps me safer on the streets. It’s a bit hard to argue with the need to be safe on the streets. Then she asked, What are the downsides of using Meth? and he really wasn’t aware of any. So she asked if he would like to know how it affected his pre-existing heart condition, and he was very interested. They ended up having an eye-opening conversation around decreasing his use, which he really DOES want to do, to help him maintain a job, but again, he can’t work until he gets his ID. Katy gave him some medication for his pain, pressed him on asthma symptoms with the firey air conditions and refilled his asthma medications, connected him with the care coordinator, and encouraged him to keep thinking about steps toward better health, one day at a time, which he agreed to do. Luke was not ‘healed’ in any classic sense. This story reminds us of that moment after Jesus laid hands on a man’s eyes to heal his blindness and asked, What do you see? Then it says, The man looked up and said, I see people; they look like trees walking around (Mark 8:24). So Jesus laid hands on him a second time to finish the job. Often healing is a multi-step process, especially on Skid Row.

Take a sneak peek at our new Joshua House clinic at 7th and Wall Streets! COVID-19 has caused construction delays, but we aim to open the new clinic by January 2021. #SkidRow #healthcare #homeless

"When I met the people at Joshua House, that gave me hope. And that's what I want to give to other people." - Board Member and Patient, Peggy. Many of our patients choose to give back to the community by volunteering at LACHC, serving on our board, or just helping others find their way to Joshua House. We are here to share God's love, and to love and care for each other. To volunteer, please contact us via this form: https://www.lachc.com/volunteer/