Safety Net Clinic Coalition
The Safety Net Clinic Coalition (SNCC) forms the cornerstone of HIP’s work to improve health outcomes and access for Santa Cruz County residents who receive care through publicly-funded programs, such as Medi-Cal, and the uninsured. The Safety Net of Santa Cruz County aims to be a comprehensive, well-coordinated system of high-quality, affordable care with an easily accessible medical home for all low-income residents. The system balances the clinical and organizational strengths of each safety net partner and leverages available dollars to ensure maximum stability. ​
​HIP convenes quarterly meetings with two groups representing the safety net: Safety Net Clinic Coalition (SNCC) and Safety Net Clinic Coalition Medical Directors (SNCC MD). Operational and medical clinic leaders work collaboratively through SNCC and SNCC MD to develop solutions to address common challenges, share expertise and best practices, and improve quality of care.
Mission
The Optimum Safety Net System of Care Will:
- Prioritize primary and preventive care services in order to improve quality, improve the patient experience, and reduce costs.
- Coordinate care effectively across levels of treatment: primary care, specialty care, inpatient, skilled care, and rehabilitation.
- Provide culturally competent care.
- Build a county-wide quality improvement system to track health outcomes, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Use electronic health records to work toward connectivity to other health care and community-based organizations to promote integrated care management and active referrals for hospital, specialty, and community-based care.
- Respond to the ever-changing needs of the communities and residents served.
- Provide patient choice of both public and private providers.
- Address access on a county-wide, geographic basis.
SNCC Members
- Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley
- Santa Cruz County Community Health
- Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
- County of Santa Cruz
- Dientes Community Dental
- Salud Para La Gente
- Dignity Health Dominican Hospital
- Janus of Santa Cruz
- Encompass Community Services
SNCC 5-Year Impact Report 2017-2021
This comprehensive 5-Year Impact Report highlights the collective achievements of the Safety Net Coalition in expanding access to care, improving health outcomes, and advancing equity for underserved communities in Santa Cruz County from 2017 to 2021.
SNCC 5-Year Impact Report 2012-2016
This Five-Year Impact Report showcases the expansion, innovation, and compassionate care delivered by the Safety Net Clinic Coalition from 2012 to 2016, highlighting how its member organizations significantly increased access to medical, dental, and behavioral health services for over 90,000 underserved residents in Santa Cruz County.
Program Team
Berenice Herrera-Lopez
Operations and Program Director
Priscila Bacio
Program Coordinator