United Health Centers opens new location in west central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A caller wellness halfway is present unfastened and acceptable to dainty radical successful westbound cardinal Fresno.

"We've been successful cognition present successful West Fresno since November of 2025," said Kelly Garzon, the Director of Communications for United Health Centers. "West Fresno lacks healthcare access, truthful being capable to unfastened a wellness halfway successful this assemblage that's accessible to truthful galore homes and neighborhoods astir this country is prime."

United Health Centers held the expansive opening for its caller gathering connected Friday.

However, implicit the past fewer months, the West Shields determination has already been serving a divers diligent population.

The implicit 10,000 square-foot installation offers a assortment of services ranging from aesculapian and dental to women's wellness and x-rays.

"It's important to person entree to these underserved neighborhoods due to the fact that a batch of radical request to spell to the doctor," said Garzon. "Unfortunately, they don't person entree oregon they're not educated."

The caller wellness facility's opening comes astatine a clip erstwhile millions of radical are facing accrued wellness attraction costs.

"We judge patients that bash and don't person insurance, and we person an in-house enrollment department," said Garzon. "So if you were to amusement up without insurance, our enrollment section tin assistance you and usher you done those steps to get insurance. We besides person our sliding interest standard pay."

Federal information shows much than 22 cardinal radical signed up for an Affordable Care Act security program by January of this year. That's 1.4 cardinal less people, compared to 2025, which saw implicit 24 cardinal enrollees.

Earlier this month, the House passed a measure that would widen ACA subsidies by 3 years. But Senate leaders inactive stay divided.

Even during uncertain times, United Health Centers moves guardant with a wide goal.

"Our ngo is to supply prime and accessible attraction careless of their quality to pay," said Garzon. "By placing ourselves successful these areas and communities, we are providing education. We're providing care, and we're providing services nether 1 roof."

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