Halina't MAGDIRIWANG

OUR History

In 1973, a group of volunteer doctors and nurses met to address the lack of culturally and linguistically competent health services available to their families and communities. They began providing free primary healthcare to Filipino and Latino patients out of a barber shop in downtown San Diego. The demand for services rapidly grew, and the group realized this effort would take more organization, full-time staff, and a space of their own. In their commitment to Samahan (a Filipino word for “working together”), they formalized their efforts and created ‘Operation Samahan’. Since then, OPSAM HEALTH has grown to multiple clinic sites in National City, Mira Mesa, and Rancho Peñasquitos and is recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center since 2013.