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Omni Family Health Recognizes and Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Outstanding Students Pursuing Careers in Healthcare

christorres — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:50:21 +0000

Bakersfield, California. – June 5, 2023

Omni Family Health, a leading healthcare provider, proudly announces the recipients of its annual college scholarships, totaling $15,000. This year, scholarships were awarded to 15 exceptional graduating high school students who have displayed a strong passion for healthcare and a commitment to making a difference in their communities.

For over two decades, Omni Family Health has been dedicated to supporting the development of our future healthcare leaders. Through its scholarship program, the organization has awarded a total of $189,000 in scholarships to 189 deserving local high school seniors.

“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the graduating seniors who have completed their high school education this year,” said Francisco L. Castillon, Chief Executive Officer of Omni Family Health. “We are pleased to offer scholarship awards to these talented and hardworking students, and wish them the very best in their college pursuits and future healthcare careers.”

The scholarship recipients were selected through a rigorous process by the Omni Family Health Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee, led by Susan Watkins, Board Director and Committee Chair. According to Ms. Watkins, “These scholarships are just one of the many ways Omni Family Health gives back to our local communities each year. It was an honor selecting these promising students for the awards and we wish them well as they begin their college coursework later this year.”

Omni Family Health proudly awarded each of the students listed below a $1,000 college scholarship. These students will be recognized and presented with their scholarships during award ceremonies at their respective high schools.

Isabella Duran, Lindsay High School
Maxine Ronase, North High School
Safiya Khalid, Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Kaylee Tripp, North High School
Ryan Gamez, Cesar E. Chavez High School
Lauren Smith, Bakersfield Christian High School
Annalise Ostash, Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Sofia Truong, Stockdale High School
Ashley Ibarra Orozco, Lindsay High School
Estecia Valadez, Reedley High School
Haily Barnes, Frontier High School
Angela Castillo, Central Valley Christian Schools
Mailee Francisco, Cesar E. Chavez High School
Audree Guinto, Cesar E. Chavez High School
Valeria Valencia, Dinuba High School

To be eligible for the scholarships, students must have resided in or graduated from a school within an Omni Family Health service area. Additionally, they must have expressed a strong interest in pursuing a healthcare career, graduated in the year of the award presentation, and maintained a minimum GPA of 3.5. Letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the scholarship candidates were also required.

Omni Family Health remains committed to supporting aspiring healthcare professionals, and the organization will begin accepting scholarship applications for the 2024 academic year in early Spring. For the latest information and updates, please visit our website.

About Omni Family Health

Omni Family Health is a growing network of nearly 40 health centers throughout Kern, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno counties. Since 1978, Omni has provided high-quality primary and preventative healthcare to individuals and families in our communities, including comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Omni’s committed providers and sta promote regular and continuous care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay as a mission-driven organization. Nearly 150,000 patients are cared for annually by Omni’s exceptional team of board-certified providers specializing in a broad range of primary and specialty care services.

For more information, please visit our website.

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Media Contact: Michelle Lyday, Director of Communications
Omni Family Health
(661) 619-0267
mlyday@omnifamilyhealth.org

Mall View Road Health Center Grand Opening!

Stephen Calderon — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:10:15 +0000

In December 2022, Omni Family Health held a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration for the Mall View Road Health Center in Bakersfield.

Over 100 guests attended, including members of the Board of Directors, providers, staff, and leaders in the community. Please enjoy a few of the event highlights in this video.

Omni Family Health CEO Honored With Congressional Record

christorres — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:33:33 +0000

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – December 27, 2022

On October 21, 2022, U.S. Congressman David G. Valadao honored Omni Family Health’s Chief Executive Officer, Francisco L. Castillon, MPA, with a Congressional Record presented in the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Castillon was named in the Congressional Record for his National Association of Community Health Center Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring his years of service, dedication, and contributions to the Community and Migrant Health Center movement.

During the Omni Family Health ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration celebrating the new Mall View Road health center on December 8, 2022, Manuel Flores, Board Chairman, and David Brust, Board Treasurer, presented Mr. Castillon with a beautiful plaque commemorating the Congressional Record. “I am deeply honored by this esteemed recognition by Congressman Valadao. I look forward to many more years of serving our communities with high-quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare,” shared Omni Family Health CEO Francisco L. Castillon, MPA. To read the entire Congressional Record, click here.

Distinguished guests and members of the community joined Omni Family Health leadership and staff for a memorable gathering at the new east Bakersfield health center. Certificates of Recognition were presented on behalf of Senator Shannon Grove and Supervisor Mike Maggard, and Bakersfield City Mayor Karen Goh presented a Certificate of Appreciation. In addition, Jeff Flores, Kern County 3rd District Supervisor elect, praised Omni for revitalizing the once vacant Pier One building and offering much-needed healthcare to the community. Emily Duran, CEO of Kern Family Health Care, was acknowledged for KFHC’s generous contribution to the new facility.

The new Mall View health center is one of nearly 40 Omni Family Health sites located throughout Kern, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno counties. The health center offers family practice, dental, behavioral health, optometry, and free prescription delivery to the community. This 10,000-square-foot facility will accommodate approximately 15,000 patient visits per year.

Omni Family Health announced four more locations to open in 2023; three in Kern County and one in Fresno county.

About Omni Family Health

Omni Family Health is a growing network of 38 state-of-the-art health centers throughout Kern, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno Counties. Since 1978, Omni has provided high-quality primary and preventative healthcare to individuals and families in our communities, including comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services. As a mission-driven organization, Omni’s team of committed providers and staff promotes regular and continuous care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Nearly 130,000 patients are cared for each year by Omni’s exceptional team of board-certified providers who specialize in a broad range of primary and specialty care services.

For more information, please visit www.OmniFamilyHealth.org.

Media Contact: Michelle Lyday, Director of Communications
Omni Family Health
(661) 619-0267
mlyday@omnifamilyhealth.org

Omni Family Health CEO awarded for serving the underserved

christorres — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:30:00 +0000

The Sun-Gazette. By Lacey Patrick. 5:30 pm, October 22, 2022.

Francisco Castillon receives lifetime achievement award for his dedication to expanding healthcare access to farmworkers, those in poverty

CENTRAL VALLEY – As someone who witnessed the struggles of receiving healthcare amid poverty, Castillon dedicated his career to helping Central Valley residents find care.

Francisco L. Castillon, Omni Family Health’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Bakersfield local, was recognized for his leadership in the healthcare industry for over 30 years, and received the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Lifetime Achievement Award. Castillon was honored for providing healthcare services to rural California counties in the Central Valley.

Omni Family Health CEO Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

christorres — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Bakersfield, California. – October 17, 2022

Omni Family Health Chief Executive Officer Francisco L. Castillon, MPA, is the recipient of the 2022 National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Lifetime Achievement Award, which he recently received at the NACHC Community Health Institute in Chicago. NACHC was founded in 1971 to promote efficient, high-quality, comprehensive healthcare accessible to all. Community health centers across the country serve over 30 million patients per year. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors Mr. Castillon for his years of service, dedication, and contributions to the community health center movement.

Mr. Castillon has been a trailblazer in the healthcare movement for over 30 years. As a young migrant and seasonal farmworker, Mr. Castillon experienced firsthand the challenges of accessing quality healthcare throughout his youth. As a result of these early experiences, his career has been devoted to delivering high-quality medical, dental, behavioral, and other services to the medically underserved, especially the poor, the voiceless, and farmworkers and their families.

“I am honored to have received NACHC’s Lifetime Achievement Award among my colleagues and peers in Chicago. The work of serving the most underserved individuals and families in our communities has been my lifelong passion. I express my deep appreciation to all those who have supported me throughout my career, including my mentors and peers within the community health center movement, the Board of Directors, providers and staff at Omni Family Health, and most of all, my loving wife and family. I look forward to many more years of serving our communities with high-quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare,” shared Omni Family Health Chief Executive Officer Francisco L. Castillon, MPA.

Prior to joining Omni Family Health, Mr. Castillon served as Chairman of the Board of NACHC, CEO of the California Health Federation (the original statewide association representing California’s community health centers), and CEO of numerous Community and Migrant Health Centers (C/MHCs) throughout the state. In addition, Mr. Castillon proudly worked alongside Cesar Chavez to provide healthcare to farmworkers in the Coachella Valley and the Central Valley, especially in the Delano area.

In 2010, Mr. Castillon joined Omni Family Health. Under his leadership, Omni has increased access to vital primary and preventative healthcare services, expanding from 12 health centers serving just 60,038 patients each year to an impressive 38 state-of-the-art health centers serving nearly 130,000 patients throughout California’s Central Valley in Kern, Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties. Omni Family Health continues to grow and expand access to care, with more locations coming soon in Kern and Fresno counties.

According to Omni Family Health Board Chairman Manuel G. Flores, “Having served as a member of the Omni Family Health Board of Directors for nearly seven years and as the Chairman for four of those years, I have had the pleasure of witnessing firsthand Mr. Castillon’s heart for the mission, his passion for serving our patients, and the incredible impact he has made in our communities as a result of his experience and exceptional leadership. I invite our communities to join us in congratulating Mr. Castillon for his years of service, dedication and continued contributions to Omni Family Health and the community health center movement.”

About Omni Family Health

For more information, please visit www.OmniFamilyHealth.org.

Media Contact: Michelle Lyday, Director of Communications
Omni Family Health
(661) 619-0267
mlyday@omnifamilyhealth.org

Omni Family Health awards $15K in scholarships

christorres — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:36:00 +0000

The Bakersfield Californian. May 12, 2022.

Omni Family Health awarded $15,000 in college scholarships to 15 high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in health care.

For 22 years, Omni Family Health has invested in the health care workforce, supporting future leaders, doctors, medical assistants, technicians, nurses and more through a yearly scholarship program, according to a news release from Omni.

Omni Family Health Awards $15,000 in Scholarships

Digital Attic — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:27:30 +0000

Bakersfield, California. – May 11, 2022

Omni Family Health has proudly awarded $15,000 in college scholarships to 15 exceptional graduating high school students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. For 22 years, Omni Family Health has invested in our healthcare workforce, supporting future leaders, doctors, medical assistants, technicians, nurses, and more through a yearly scholarship program. To date, Omni has awarded 164 scholarships, a total of $164,000, to local graduating seniors.

“We want to wish all of the seniors completing their school education this year a very well deserved congratulations,” said Omni Family Health Chief Executive Officer, Francisco L. Castillon. “We look forward to the great success these students will achieve, not only in healthcare, but in all professions.”

“These scholarships are just one of the many ways Omni Family Health gives back to our local communities. It is an honor to review the many scholarship applications we receive each year and select those who are most deserving of the awards,” stated Omni Family Health Board Director and Scholarship Committee Chair Susan Watkins.

On behalf of the Omni Family Health Board of Directors and Executive Management Team, we would like to congratulate this deserving group of students who have demonstrated passion and excellence in their scholarship applications:

Maxine Alba, Centennial High School
Isabella Alvarez, McFarland High School
Davianna Diaz, McFarland High School
Madison Johnson, Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Brigitte Medina, Taft Union High School
Makenna Moseley, Centennial High School
Alexis Onsurez, Stockdale High School
April Park, Stockdale High School
Ella Parks, Bakersfield High School
Keilin Arrieta-Raya, Cesar E. Chavez High School
Nancy Hernandez Rivera, McFarland High School
Mone Rocha, Ridgeview High School
Alor Sahoo, Stockdale High School
Jeffrey Wilson, Ridgeview High School
Christopher Zavala, Liberty High School

The scholarships will be presented to students during award ceremonies at their respective schools. To be eligible for the scholarships, the students must have resided in or graduated in a school within an Omni Family Health service area. Awardees must also have expressed an interest in the healthcare profession, graduate the year an award is presented and have a GPA no less than 3.5. Letters of recommendation are also required from those familiar with the scholarship candidates.

Omni Family Health will be accepting 2023 scholarship applications early next year. To stay up to date with the latest information, visit our website at https://omnifamilyhealth.org/scholarship/.

About Omni Family Health

Omni Family Health is a growing network of 38 state-of-the-art health centers throughout Kern, Kings, Tulare, and Fresno counties. Since 1978, Omni has provided high-quality primary and preventative healthcare to individuals and families in our communities, including comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Omni’s committed provider and staff team promote regular and continuous care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay as a mission-driven organization. Each year, nearly 150,000 patients are cared for by Omni’s exceptional team of board-certified providers specializing in a broad range of primary and specialty care services.
For more information, please visit www.OmniFamilyHealth.org.

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Media Contact: Michelle Lyday, Director of Communications
Omni Family Health
(661) 619-0267
mlyday@omnifamilyhealth.org