Our mission is to provide quality primary healthcare that is accessible to any patient in need in the communities we serve, regardless of ability to pay.
QueensCare Health Centers has a rich history. The original clinic was founded in 1897 by the Society of El Hogar Feliz (Happy Home) to care for the abandoned and neglected children of Los Angeles. In the 1930’s, the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart made space for the small clinic in their new hospital, Queen of Angels.The Clinics treat all patients regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay.
In the late 1980’s the Sisters moved the clinic to its present location adjacent to St. Anne’s Maternity Home in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. For financial reasons, the Sisters transferred control of the Franciscan Clinic to Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in 1994. When the medical center was sold in 1998 and its corporate name was changed to QueensCare, the Franciscan Clinic was combined with QueensCare's other community clinics in the Wilshire District and Hollywood under the name Franciscan Clinics dba QueensCare Family Clinics.
In 2002 QueensCare turned over control of the Clinics to a newly appointed, independent, self-perpetuating board so that the Clinics could qualify as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). QueensCare continues to partner with the Clinics to provide healthcare services to the underserved and uninsured people of Los Angeles. The six clinics serve the needs of a growing number of medically uninsured, as well as Medi-Cal, Medicare and other insured patients. The Clinics treat all patients regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay.
Until 2008, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization was known as Franciscan Clinics dba QueensCare Family Clinics. In 2008, the Franciscan Clinic name was dropped and the corporate name was changed to QueensCare Family Clinics. The organization's name was changed in 2013 to QueensCare Health Centers. The center continues to provide healthcare services to the underserved and uninsured people of Los Angeles. The five health centers serve the needs of a growing number of medically uninsured, as well as Medi-Cal, Medicare and other insured patients regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay.
