Important Statitstics:
There are 43 million uninsured Americans.
44% of Californians are uninsured.
Only 60% of children have access to private health insurance.
6.7 million, 65 and over, depend on Medicare for health insurance.
The Hispanic population are the least likely to have any health insurance.
All statistics taken from U.S. census records at www.cdc.gov/nchs/.
Who SBNC Serves:
In 2008:
64% of our patients are at or below the Federal Poverty Line
67% of our patients are Hispanic
33% of our patients are children
66% of our patients are under 35
58% of our patients are Women
What SBNC Provides:
In 2008:
SBNC provided nearly 62,000 patient visits in our medical, dental, and health program centers,
Almost 2,500 HIV tests and counseling sessions were provided,
Over 32,000 doctors visits,
Nearly 10,000 Health Promotion and Education Sessions,
And About 9,000 dentist visits.
That is well over $5.5 million dollars worth of care!!
