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In September 1972, Golden Valley Health Centers opened its doors as a County hospital-operated migrant health program. For nearly two years, services were delivered part time from space available at the hospital. In 1973, a citizen group agreed to separate from the County and form a non-profit corporation capable of receiving the migrant health funds. The new group decided to deliver services full-time from facilities owned by the new non-profit Merced Farmworkers Health Project, Inc. Land was purchased in late 1973 and work started on the construction of a small medical and dental clinic. Completed in the summer of 1974, the group then hired its first full-time medical doctor and dentist. From these humble beginnings, GVHC has grown to a staff of 75 clinicians and 23 sites. For 35 years, Golden Valley Health Centers has been committed to its mission of improving the health status of our patients by providing quality, managed primary health care services to people in the communities we serve regardless of language, financial, or cultural barriers.
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