CEO REPORT
D ear OneWorld Friends, I t is not unusual to begin an annual report with a review of the year’s
accomplishments—and I am proud to say that we have exceeded our expectations in several key areas. At this time I am also humbled as I reflect on our beginning 45 years ago, when dedicated and visionary community leaders established a clinic to provide medical and dental screenings. Throughout our history, we have remained true to our
mission of providing culturally respectful quality health care, in partnership with the community, with special attention to the underserved. Building on the foundation of our founders, OneWorld Community Health Centers is a leader in holistic and integrated primary care, behavioral health, dental care, pharmacy, and an array of outreach and support services. We thank you our donors and community partners for your support of our efforts, and we are pleased to share our successes with you. We are now the health care home for 35,557 patients – a number that has grown six-fold in the last decade alone, along with our services. Even during this period of rapid growth and change, we ranked in the top 1% in the quality of care, operations and fiscal stability among the nation’s 1,400 health centers. We launched a second dental mobile clinic , in partnership with
Charles Drew Health Center, to care for low-income children in North Omaha – children that would otherwise go without care and who rarely, if ever, have been cared for by a dentist. We opened the first of its kind Teen and Young Adult Health Center in South Omaha and in doing so, we stepped forward to care for another population of underserved patients, those between the ages 15-24, who are too often overlooked and tend to neglect their preventive and primary care needs. We established our first clinic location in Bellevue to more effectively address critical unmet needs of our Sarpy County patient population that has grown to over 4,000 individuals. We expanded the South Omaha Learning Community Center, a family literacy center, to include locations at Gateway and Indian Hill Elementary Schools. But we also know we must do more. Despite our growth, many still lack access to basic health services. Our vision is to be an innovative leader empowering individuals in healthier communities in order to change the cycle of poverty. As we look ahead to the next twelve months, there is no doubt that we will continue to grow and improve access to the highest quality health care and support services to all who need us, regardless of how much money they make; where they live; their ethnic, racial or immigration status; or the language they speak.
Sincerely,
Chief Executive Officer
2 I 45 Years of Making a Difference
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