Bringing compassion and consistency to our community’s healthcare

SMHC is a non-profit community health center that provides comprehensive medical, dental and podiatry services to individuals, children and families who have difficulty getting healthcare. We are a full-service clinic in the South of Market Area, providing high quality healthcare to over 5,000 patients every year. At SMHC, we have built our success on understanding and meeting the unique healthcare needs of our community.

Many of the families and individuals treated at SMHC have little or no healthcare coverage. Without health insurance, people typically postpone basic care such as immunizations and physicals, and ignore early or tolerable symptoms. Subsequently, they tend to end up in emergency departments with more serious illnesses that are untreatable or require more costly treatment.

SMHC provides a safe and comfortable place where these families and individuals can easily access quality medical care. We are dedicated to preventing factors such as income and lifestyle from determining who receives health care.

SMHC staff possess a unique combination of experience and skills required to address the health issues of our community. We are also trained to provide care that is sensitive to our clients’ beliefs, values and customs. This experience and training gives us a better understanding of each client and the steps required to help them achieve both their health and life goals.

We also build relationships with other private and public providers to ensure our clients receive the necessary range of medical, psychological and social services. Through this “safety net” of providers, we can help our clients overcome the multiple challenges they face obtaining services and specialty care. As an advocate for the needs and healthcare interests of all residents living in the South of Market Area and Tenderloin communities, we also help to ensure they have the healthcare professionals, services and facilities they need.