Mariposa Community Health Center outlines services, charitable fund and says it secured federal funding for women's health expansion
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Mariposa Community Health Center staff told supervisors about their prevention, maternal-child and addiction-recovery programs, introduced the Mariposa Wings charitable fund for patients in financial hardship, and said the organization secured roughly $2 million in congressional funding to expand women's health and obstetrics services.
Mariposa Community Health Center leaders introduced county supervisors to the health center's community-health services, the newly created Mariposa Wings charitable fund, and plans to expand women's health and obstetrics services.
Patty Molina, senior director of community health services, described free, countywide health-promotion and disease-prevention programs that include diabetes education, a Well Woman Health Check for uninsured or underinsured women, tuberculosis and communicable-disease partnerships with the Santa Cruz County Health Department, and a five-week summer youth institute that trains teen health facilitators.
Ryan Quick, health and social services manager, summarized nonclinical supports including domestic-violence victim advocacy, homeless and housing support, maternal-child case management for pregnant women and children under two, and patient financial-assistance efforts. Quick described Mariposa Wings as a charitable fund that fills gaps for patients who do not qualify for grants or other program funding, citing examples such as dental prostheses and oxygen tanks.
Molina and others said the organization had recently secured approximately $2 million in congressional funding (cited as coming via Rep. Kelly's office) to support expansion of a Women's Center of Excellence and move obstetrics services into a new facility. "So we actually are learning how critical access hospitals are at risk of losing all obstetrics," Molina said, explaining why the expansion matters for local pregnancy care.
Board members praised Mariposa's broad service array and noted that the Mariposa Wings fund is a locally focused mechanism to assist patients facing financial hardship. No formal county appropriation was requested during the presentation; Mariposa leaders requested continued partnership and informed supervisors of existing grants and services.
What happens next: Mariposa will proceed with planned facility moves and program expansion as funds allow and will coordinate with county staff and state partners on implementation details.