Community Health Mission measures its achievements in numbers, but true measure of success is in the reduction of suffering and improvement of individual health. Taken together, the individual improvement reflect a significant impact on the health and quality of life in our community. In terms of value, primary healthcare services provided by CHM to the community is estimated at $500 for every emergency diversion.
Community Health Mission provides basic medical coverage, for non-emergency condition.  This program while is basic the details are what counts.

Physical exams and health screenings.

•       Care by specialists.

o        Internal Medicine
o        Cardiology
o        Orthopedics
o        Family Practice
o        Gynecology
o        Ongoing care for chronic (long-term) diseases
o        Neurology
o        Podiatry
o        Dermatology
o        Psychology
o        Pulmonology
o        Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (on a one-on-one basis)

•       Vision care.
•       Care and counseling for mental health.
•       Education and Preventive Services:

o        Pap-smears
o        Screening mammograms
o        Flu-shots
o        Eye exams
o        Clinical breast exams, Pap smears and Screening mammograms
o        Smoking Cessation program with medication and counseling
o        A cultural appropriate women’s health program in partnership with the NBLIC-III funded by the American Cancer Society
o        Self-management diabetes and cardiovascular program: Amigos en Salud / Friends in Health program that assists Hispanic/African American patients and their family members to understand and self-manage diabetes and co-morbid depression through trained Community Health Workers (CHWs).     

•        Prescription Program (Patient Assistance Program for long term drug treatment).  This program assist the uninsured in obtaining prescription medications free-of-charge from pharmaceutical companies.  Once patient is approved by the pharmaceutical company he/she Patient will get a 90 days supply of medication.  This program is conducted in partnership with  MedBank, Inc
•       Insulin and calibrated syringes for diabetic patients for those who are insulin dependent  
•       Glucometer and 100 diabetic strips during first visit for diabetic patients.  
•       Health information and awareness of our services; bilingual newspaper articles about health issues.
•       Translation services for all patients (English into Spanish) 5 days a week during clinic ours
•       Two convenient hours of operation Monday-Friday 8:30 am-3: 30 pm and Thursday from
4:30pm – 8:00 pm.

Services	Patient/Visits 2006	Equivalent cost for patient visit in the Emergency room
Primary Healthcare Follow-up visits New visits                                                                      Total	8,354 513 8,867	4,433,500
Wellness Program Self-Management Diabetes Program Amigos en Salud Smoking Cessation Program                                                                       Total	413 31 444
Prescription Assistant Program	1,634
Total Patient Visits	10,945