About

Mission: Vecino Health Center’s mission is to make quality healthcare accessible and sustainable to the medically underserved.

Vision: We envision a day when the term “medically underserved” does not apply anywhere in Houston.

Leading in Quality Care: Vecino Health Centers has been recognized as an HRSA Health Center Quality Leader for five consecutive years. In 2024, Vecino earned Silver Status, ranking in the top 30% of health centers nationwide—one of only three in Harris County to earn this distinction.

Proudly Transparent: Vecino Health Centers has earned a 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency with @GuideStarUSA. Our partners and supporters can find in-depth information about our goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

A Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC): Vecino Health Centers is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C.(g)-(n).

This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.