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This strategic report is analysis compiled from public sources (HRSA UDS, CMS, WARN Act filings, news coverage, public Glassdoor reviews). Claims about workforce stability, financial positioning, or operational resilience are informational only and may not reflect current operations. For authoritative information, contact the organization directly.
Resilience
Resilience grade: BSites
51
Staff
3,300+
Patients
134,000+
Moderate Risk
(65/100)The mission of San Ysidro Health is to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve, with access for all.
Overall Score: 65/100
Data completeness: 90%
12 active programs (excellent diversity)
Recent layoffs tracked in our database
EHR: Epic
Glassdoor rating: 3.6/5 (good)
High funding vulnerability
Regional Comparison: San Ysidro Health scores 65 vs the San Diego average of 69.
Dental Coverage Eliminated for Undocumented Adults
2026-07-01
PPS Rates Eliminated for FQHCs Serving Undocumented Patients
2026-07-01
Work/Community Engagement Requirements Begin
2026-10-01
75 workers affected (2026-02-01) — Federal community health center grant reductions and Medi-Cal managed care rate adjustments. San Ysidro Health is one of the largest FQHCs in the nation serving 107,000+ patients.
ECM Provider
NHSC Approved
EHR System
Epic
Union Status
Non-Union
Active Openings
16
Glassdoor
Profile Source
CuratedFQHC Prospective Payment System rates — averaging $200-400/visit — will be replaced by lower Medi-Cal Fee Schedule rates for services to undocumented individuals. This represents a 50-70% per-encounter revenue cut for these patients. FQHCs with large undocumented populations face severe revenue shortfalls.
Dental benefits for undocumented Medi-Cal enrollees will be eliminated, saving $308M in 2026-27 and $336M annually thereafter. FQHCs with dental programs serving undocumented patients will lose dental encounter revenue for these patients entirely.
Family Health Centers (FHC) of Louisville, Kentucky — a 76-provider FQHC with a 40% non-English-speaking patient population — has deployed Sunoh.ai ambient AI documentation across all providers in production (BusinessWire, May 7, 2026). Notably the first publicly named May 2026 FQHC ambient-scribe deployment featuring Spanish-language ambient documentation at scale, validating Sunoh.ai's multilingual capability beyond pilot. Pairs with already-tracked Sun River Health (NY) and Imperial Beach Community Clinic (CA) Sunoh deployments to establish that ambient scribing is now standard-of-care for eClinicalWorks FQHCs serving heavily LEP populations. Strategic implication for CA FQHCs serving heavily LEP populations (AltaMed, FHCSD, Vista Community Clinic, San Ysidro Health, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas): (1) Spanish-language ambient documentation is no longer a 'someday' capability — it's production-ready and deployed at peer FQHCs; (2) CFOs evaluating ROI for ambient scribing should now use FHC Louisville as a comparable (76-provider, 40% LEP); (3) competitive positioning vs. No Barrier AI (medical interpretation) — ambient scribes that natively handle Spanish reduce No Barrier's addressable surface; (4) the CHAI-NACHC AI integration path increasingly favors eCW+Sunoh as the dominant FQHC ambient stack.
San Diego County released its FY2026-28 Recommended Budget on May 1, 2026 — opening the public hearing window before June 24 adoption (current $8.63B budget expires June 30). The new budget cycle lands amid $300M/yr H.R. 1 county exposure, $1.4B in California federal cuts (incl. $1.1B Medi-Cal), and 327K–400K SD residents at risk of losing Medi-Cal. SD County's CMS (County Medical Services) program — the safety-net funder routing care through community health centers — was placed on the supervisor review list in February 2026 as part of the broader safety-net overhaul vote. Strategic implication for SD-area FQHCs (Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Ysidro Health, Neighborhood Healthcare, Vista Community Clinic, TrueCare, Operation Samahan, Imperial Beach Community Clinic): submit testimony during the public-hearing window, model multiple FY26-27 cash flow scenarios based on CMS contract continuity, and coordinate with the parallel LA County health-tax ballot measure timeline. Pairs with SBC May 5 budget workshop launching the broader county-budget cycle pressure cluster ahead of the May 14 May Revision.
Hospital plaintiffs filed an emergency motion in late April / early May 2026 seeking an injunction against HRSA's 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, alleging irreparable harm. This is the third litigation front against the rebate model: (1) the AHA/MHA Maine District Court case that already vacated the original rebate notice in February 2026, (2) the AHA en banc petition in the 4th Circuit on the WV contract pharmacy law, and now (3) this emergency injunction filing. The HRSA RFI (April 20) and ICR (April 27) comment periods both closed with industry-unified opposition (AHA, NACHC, ASHP, WHA all filed). HHS is now in review phase before any pilot relaunch. If the emergency motion succeeds, the rebate pilot is frozen nationally — direct cash-flow protection for FQHC pharmacy economics. If it fails, FQHCs face the prospect of paying full price upfront with 30-90 day rebate lag. CA FQHCs heavily 340B-dependent (AltaMed, FHCSD, San Ysidro, Vista Community Clinic, Asian Health Services, La Clinica de la Raza) should be running both scenarios in their FY26-27 cash flow projections. Pairs with the AbbVie 340B patient-definition lawsuit (April 8) and the Lilly/Novo claims-data mandate already active.
A San Diego FQHC is running the most rigorous CA AI vision trial to date — 848 patients, EyeArt point-of-care AI, primary outcome: closing the diabetic retinopathy screening gap.
San Ysidro Health operates in California's San Diego region.
Regional FQHCs
13
Avg Resilience
69
Total Staff
7,897
Regional Jobs
177
Regional salary ranges (P25/P50/P75), open positions, and alerts when new openings post.
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