Committed to Your Health and Well-Being
Get the care you need
and the respect you deserve
Our Mission
To provide equitable, quality, and patient-centered care addressing the physical, behavioral, and social needs in the communities we serve, regardless of the ability to pay.
The Opsam Health Story
Operation Samahan was founded in 1973 in the back of a barber shop near Downtown San Diego by Filipino health professionals who offered care to immigrants who did not have the money to pay for healthcare, faced language barriers, and struggled to navigate the larger hospital system.
As the demand for services grew rapidly, the group recognized that they needed more organization, full-time staff, and a dedicated space. Committed to the spirit of ‘Samahan’ (a Filipino word meaning ‘working together’), they formalized their efforts and established ‘Operation Samahan.’
Over the past 50 years, Operation Samahan has expanded into a full-time medical clinic and became a recognized Federally Qualified Health Center in 2013. Since then, OPSAM HEALTH has grown to multiple clinic sites in National City, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, and Rancho Peñasquitos. OPSAM HEALTH provides a wide range of services including primary care, dental, mental health, family planning, wellness programs, healthy eating initiatives, and community outreach.
We remain fully committed to our mission of supporting the community and ensuring that uninsured, underinsured, and underserved families receive compassionate care, regardless of their ability to pay.
Our Vision
We envision an organization where:
Eliminate barriers to timely, equitable care by embracing new ideas and innovative models of care.
Patients and their families receive a well-coordinated care they need with excellent quality and high satisfaction.
Wellbeing of the community is addressed through public education, outreach, and meaningful multi-sector partnerships.
Employees are empowered to do their best and take Pride in caring for the communities we serve.
Donors and Volunteers are valued as partners and are enthusiastic to contribute and be a major part of driving our mission.
There is a clear and continuous path towards sustainable growth.
We are looked up to in the community as a reputable health resource for everyone, especially the underserved.
Our Values
In carrying out our mission, every Opsam employee is bound by the following key values:
Accountability
Every work we do will center on personal responsibility and reliability and that we, as an organization, will be held accountable to all our various stakeholders, including our patients, peers, payers, and governmental agencies.
Compassion
Patients will always come first and will be welcomed and treated with dignity and compassion.
Respect
Everyone will be respectful and supportive to one another, as we are to all our patients and their families
Commitment
All employees will be committed to performing duties aligned with expectations and in accordance with our mission and vision.
Teamwork
Teamwork will be central in our organization with everyone working together to meet every patient’s needs and expectations.
Stewardship
Each employee will function with stewardship in mind, preventing waste of the limited resources our organization has.
Our Strategic Plan
Get Involved!
Join our mission to build healthier communities
We invite you to join us in serving our diverse community and neighborhoods by
becoming a donor. Your contribution directly impacts over 15,000 individuals in San
Diego county by connecting them to quality medical and dental services that are
culturally and linguistically in line with their needs.
Opsam is Available to Patients 24/7
If you are a registered patient and need assistance after our normal hours of service, please call (844) 200-2426. Opsam Health’s after-hours call system will connect you to a medical professional for assistance and guidance.
If you experience a life-threating medical emergency at any time day or night, please call 9-1-1
for emergency medical assistance.
