On July 22nd, Nicole Vartanian, assistant field deputy for Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, conducted the installation of Samuel Dixon Family Health Center’s board members to a new term.
Vartanian congratulated Gloria Mercado-Fortine in her successful year serving as the Chairperson and welcomed her into the new year in the same role. Continuing to serve as officers are Mike Fisher, Vice Chairperson, Dr. David Goldberg, Secretary, and Alan Ferdman, Treasurer. Community members remaining in their roles on the board were also recognized including Carolina Orozco Hernandez, Maria Morales, Anthony Mckinnies, Patricia Ochoa Ponce and newcomer Suzi Fox.
Many of those in attendance took special time to honor the members of the board for their leadership roles in the organization and the impact they have had in the community. Certificates of recognition were presented by Christy Smith, Assembly Member for the 38th District, Jonathan Ahmadi, Senior Field Representative for Congresswoman Katie Hill of California’s 25th District, as well as the office of Senator Scott Wilk.
Mercado-Fortine highlighted the evening by describing accomplishments achieved by the organization during the past year that included the expansion of the Mental Health and Dental programs, the addition of specialty staff, the remodel of the Newhall Health Center, the addition of an education room used for in-services and the Diabetes Prevention Program, the partnership with Vision to Learn that provided 150 children with free eye exams and glasses, and providing 13,000 healthcare visits, 1500 dental visits and 450 counseling sessions.
SDFHC was established in 1980 in the community of Val Verde and named for long-time Val Verde resident and minister, the late Reverend Samuel Dixon. The mission of SDFHC is to enhance wellness by providing quality primary health care, dental and mental health services to unserved and underserved residents, with a special emphasis on serving the uninsured. In addition to the Val Verde Health Center, SDFHC operates two other health centers in Newhall and Canyon Country with two satellite locations on the college campus of California Institute of the Arts and College of the Canyons.
As the only non-profit health center founded and based in the Santa Clarita Valley, SDFHC serves the greater Santa Clarita Valley and is governed by a local board of directors.
Visit us at www.sdfhc.org for more information.
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This is a good story about a great organization (SDFHC). But there is no mention of the location of this event, not the ID’s of those pictured. In the glory days of The Signal (1960-80), it would be a firing offense not to mention the location and the ID’s (i.e., left to right). These are great people pictured here and they should be honored. Thanks for running this article.