El Hogar Feliz Founded

The Society of El Hogar Feliz Orphanage (Happy Home) was founded to care for the abandoned and neglected children of Los Angeles.

1897

New Hospital

The Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart made space for the small clinic in their new hospital, Queen of Angels.

1930s

Clinic Moved

The Sisters moved the clinic to its present location adjacent to St. Anne’s Maternity Home in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.

1980s

Transfer

For financial reasons, the Sisters transferred control of the Franciscan Clinic to Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

1994

QueensCare

The medical center was sold, and its corporate name was changed to QueensCare. The Franciscan Clinic was combined with QueensCare’s other community clinics in the Wilshire District and Hollywood under the name Franciscan Clinics dba QueensCare Family Clinics.

1998

Newly Appointed Board

QueensCare turned over control of the Clinics to a newly appointed, independent, self-perpetuating board so that the Clinics could qualify as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

2002

QueensCare Family Clinics

The Franciscan Clinics name was dropped, and the corporate name was changed to QueensCare Family Clinics. Until now, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization was known as Franciscan Clinics dba QueensCare Family Clinics.

2008

QueensCare Health Centers

QueensCare Family Clinics corporate name changed to QueensCare Health Centers.

2013

QueensCare Health Centers Today

Today, QueensCare Health Centers continues to partner with QueensCare to provide healthcare services to the underserved and uninsured people of Los Angeles. The five health centers serve the needs of a growing number of medically uninsured, as well as Medi-Cal, Medicare and other insured patients regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay.
In addition to the leadership of our president, we maintain an active Board of Directors. Our latest Annual Reports are available for public view if you’re interested in a more in-depth picture of our organization’s financial status.

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