# Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc

Health center organization in Chula Vista, CA. The federal rule for health centers.

Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc charges a lower, sliding fee based on income to patients whose household has a yearly income up to $31,920 for 1 person, $43,280 for 2, $54,640 for 3, $66,000 for 4, $77,360 for 5 or $88,720 for 6. Federal health center rules require this sliding fee at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Ask the front desk for the sliding fee application.

The hospital makes the final decision.

| Household size | Free care if yearly income is up to | Discount if yearly income is up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | not found | $31,920 |
| 2 | not found | $43,280 |
| 3 | not found | $54,640 |
| 4 | not found | $66,000 |
| 5 | not found | $77,360 |
| 6 | not found | $88,720 |

Dollar amounts use the 2026 federal poverty guidelines.

## How to apply

- Call (619) 515-2500 and ask for financial assistance.
- [Health center website](https://www.fhcsd.org)

## Sites

- Chula Vista Family Health Center, 251 Landis Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 515-2500
- FamilyHealth--Sweetwater Family Counseling Center, 333 H St, Suite 2010, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 515-2300
- Landis Avenue Dental Services, 264 Landis Ave, Suite 200, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 515-2300
- Landis Avenue Family Counseling Center, 264 Landis Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 906-5383
- Rice Family Health Center, 352 L St, Chula Vista, CA 91911, (619) 515-2325
- Chase Avenue Family Health Center, 1111 W Chase Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020, (619) 515-2499
- El Cajon Family Counseling Center, 338 W Lexington Ave STE 104, El Cajon, CA 92020, (619) 515-2300
- El Cajon Family Health Center, 525 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020, (619) 515-2498
- Escondido Family Counseling Center, 157 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025, (619) 515-2300
- Escondido Family Health Center, 128 N Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025, (619) 515-2300
- Escondido Physical Health and Wellness Center, 157 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025, (760) 546-2094
- South Bay Behavioral Health Center, 740 10th St, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, (619) 515-2300
- South Bay Family Counseling Center, 742 10th St, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, (619) 515-2300
- East County Wellness Center, 8530 La Mesa Blvd STE 306, La Mesa, CA 91942, (619) 515-2300
- Grossmont Family Counseling Center, 8851 Center Dr, Suite 312, La Mesa, CA 91942, (619) 515-2383
- La Mesa Family Dental Clinic, 7557 El Cajon Blvd, Suite A, La Mesa, CA 91942, (619) 515-2300
- La Mesa Family Health Center, 8530 La Mesa Blvd, Ste 200, La Mesa, CA 91942, (619) 515-2300
- Lemon Grove Family Counseling Center, 7828 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945, (619) 515-2300
- Lemon Grove Family Health Center, 7592 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945, (619) 515-2550
- Lemon Grove Physical Health and Wellness Center, 7826 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945, (619) 515-2300
- National City Family Health Center, 1000 Euclid Ave, National City, CA 91950, (619) 515-2399
- FamilyHealth - Center for Older Adults - Oceanside, 2201 Mission Ave, Suite 200, Oceanside, CA 92058, (760) 826-7223
- Oceanside Family Counseling Center, 2201 Mission Ave, Ste 100, Oceanside, CA 92058, (760) 826-2026
- Beach Area Family Health Center, 3705 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, (619) 515-2444
- Beach Area Women's Health Center, 3690 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, (619) 515-2444
- City Heights Family Health Center, 5454 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115, (619) 515-2400
- Diamond Neighborhoods Family Health Center, 4725 Market St, San Diego, CA 92102, (619) 515-2560
- Diamond Neighborhoods Family Health Center Building A, 4725 Market St, San Diego, CA 92102, (619) 515-2560
- Downtown Family Health Center at Connections, 1250 6th Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 515-2525
- El Cerrito Family Counseling Center, 5472 El Cajon Blvd STE 101, San Diego, CA 92115, (619) 515-2300
- Elm Street Family Health Center, 140 Elm St, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 515-2300
- FamilyHealth - Center for Older Adults, 3420 College Ave, San Diego, CA 92115, (619) 515-2445
- FamilyHealth - Youth Counseling Center, 2130 National Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 515-2382
- FamilyHealth at City College, 1550 Broadway, #2, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 515-2300
- FamilyHealth on Commercial, 2325 Commercial St, Apartment 1400, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 515-2422
- Fifth Avenue Behavioral Health Center, 1750 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 515-2300
- HIV Prevention Center, 4040 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104, (619) 515-2449
- Healthy Development Services Center - Central Region, 2044 1st Ave, Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 515-2300
- Hillcrest Family Health Center, 4094 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103, (619) 515-2545
- Hillcrest Family Health Center - Annex, 4065 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA 92103, (619) 515-2545
- Ibarra Family Health Center, 4874 Polk Ave, San Diego, CA 92105, (619) 515-2426
- La Mesa Family Counseling Center, 7290 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115, (619) 906-5347
- Laura's Place, 1861 Newton Ave, San Diego, CA 92113, 619-515-2300 x4647
- Logan Heights Family Counseling Center, 2204 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 515-2355
- Logan Heights Family Health Center, 1809 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 515-2300
- Logan Heights Patient Care Support Services, 1827 Logan Ave, Suite 2, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 906-4621
- Logan Memorial Family Health Center, 2875 Ocean View Blvd STE E128, San Diego, CA 92113, (619) 515-2300
- North Central Behavioral Health Center, 4930 Naples St, San Diego, CA 92110, (619) 269-8969
- North Park Family Counseling Center, 2136 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104, (619) 515-2588
- North Park Family Health Center, 3544 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104, (619) 515-2424
- North Park Family Health Center II, 3514 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104, (619) 515-2424
- Oak Park Family Health Center, 5160 Federal Blvd, San Diego, CA 92105, (619) 515-2454
- Sherman Heights Family Health Center, 2391 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92102, (619) 515-2435
- Grossmont Spring Valley Family Health Center, 8788 Jamacha Rd, Spring Valley, CA 91977, (619) 515-2555
- Spring Valley Family Counseling Center, 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977, (619) 515-2385

## State program in California

### Hospital Fair Pricing Act (Health and Safety Code 127400 et seq.)

Every licensed general acute care, acute psychiatric, and special hospital in California must have a charity care policy and a discount payment policy. A patient can ask for help if they are uninsured (self-pay) or have high medical costs, and their family income is not more than 400% of the federal poverty level. Hospitals may choose to help people with higher incomes. With a discount, the bill is capped at about what Medicare or Medi-Cal would pay, whichever is greater. You can apply at any time, even after a bill goes to collections. Immigration status does not affect eligibility.

Income levels in the program are discount up to 400% of poverty level.

Applies to each licensed general acute care hospital, acute psychiatric hospital, and special hospital in California.

How to apply. Apply to the hospital's financial assistance office. Each hospital's policies and applications are posted on its website and on HCAI's Hospital Fair Pricing Policy Lookup (https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-fair-pricing-policy-lookup/).

> Is a self-pay patient OR a patient with high medical costs; AND Patient's family income is not more than 400 percent of the federal poverty

Source https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/frequently-asked-questions/, checked 2026-11-10

### Hospital Bill Complaint Program (HCAI)

A free state program at HCAI. If a hospital wrongly denied you financial assistance, did not tell you about its programs, or sent you to collections the wrong way, you can file a complaint online (English and Spanish) or by mail (many languages). You must have applied to the hospital first for HCAI to review an eligibility decision. If HCAI finds you paid too much, the hospital must refund you within 30 days. It covers problems on or after January 1, 2022. It does not handle general billing disputes, price transparency, Good Faith Estimates, or bills from emergency room doctors.

Applies to complaints about any hospital covered by the Hospital Fair Pricing Act.

How to apply. File online through the Patient Complaint Portal (https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/should-i-file-a-complaint/) or mail the Patient Complaint Form to Department of Health Care Access and Information, Hospital Bill Complaint Program, 2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1101, Sacramento, CA 95833.

> If you believe you were wrongly denied financial assistance, you may file a complaint with the Hospital Bill Complaint Program.

Source https://hcai.ca.gov/affordability/hospital-fair-billing-program/hospital-bill-complaint-program/, checked 2026-11-10

### Emergency physician discount rule

Most hospital policies cover only the hospital's own bill. Emergency room doctors often bill separately. California law also requires an emergency physician to give discounts to uninsured patients and patients with high medical costs whose family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Ask the doctor group's billing office for its discount policy. HCAI's complaint program does not handle emergency doctor bills.

Income levels in the program are discount up to 400% of poverty level.

Applies to emergency physicians who provide emergency medical services in a California hospital that provides emergency care.

How to apply. Ask the emergency physician group named on the bill for its discount payment policy.

> an emergency physician who provides emergency medical services in a hospital that provides emergency care is also required by law to provide discounted care

Source https://api.hdc.hcai.ca.gov/Public/Extract/Attachment?id=c7bdd7eb-bcc0-4a84-bcab-a21b5e578d9c, checked 2026-11-10

### LA County Health Services Ability to Pay (ATP) Program

The financial assistance program for LA County residents at LA County's own hospitals and clinics (LA General, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View-UCLA, Rancho Los Amigos, and county health centers). Care is free at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Above 200% there is no income cap, and you pay a set amount on a sliding scale, one amount per month for outpatient and ER care and one amount per inpatient stay. Uninsured, underinsured, and insured patients with high costs can apply. Assets are not counted. You can apply in person or by phone, and you can apply for past bills with no time limit. The approval lasts one year. People who live outside LA County can use the Discount Payment Program (up to 400% of poverty level).

Income levels in the program are free up to 200% of poverty level.

Applies to LA County Department of Health Services facilities only; LA County residents (out-of-county patients use the Discount Payment Program). It does not apply to for-profit hospitals.

How to apply. Call 844-804-0055, option 6, or visit a Patient Financial Services office at any LA County Health Services location.

> It is no cost (free) for patients with income at or under 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and a reduced cost, sliding scale for those

Source https://dhs.lacounty.gov/patient-information/get-coverage/financial-services/, checked 2026-11-10

## Sources

No source yet beyond the federal rule. The hospital's own policy is the final word.

Not checked yet.

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