About the Organization
Shasta Community Health Center is a non-profit primary health care system. SCHC is based in Redding California and serves Shasta and surrounding counties and communities since 1988. MISSION STATEMENT: Shasta Community Health Centers mission is to provide quality health care services to the medically underserved populations of our communities. VISION STATEMENT: Shasta Community Health Center, working with private and public health partners, and by leveraging and efficiently using its limited resources, will help to create a seamless system of access to compassionate, high quality cost-effective primary and preventive health care for all residents of the communities it serves. Shasta Community Health Center strives to improve the health status within the communities it serves, particularly for those residents who are economically or otherwise disadvantaged. OUR VALUES: CARING AND COMPASSION: We treat those we serve and one another with concern, kindness and respect. HONESTY AND INTEGRITY: We act openly and truthfully in everything we do. TEAMWORK: We work together cooperatively, recognizing the power of our combined efforts exceeds what we can accomplish individually. COMMUNITY: We acknowledge our vital role in local communities, and we seek to understand and serve their needs. EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY: We are committed to quality and to adding value in every aspect of our work, and we strive to exceed the expectations of our customers. EDUCATION, TEACHING AND TRAINING: We strive to create an educational environment for our patients, our employees and for the training of medical professionals dedicated to serving the disadvantaged.
About the Community
Outdoor recreational opportunities are abundant around Lake Shasta to the north, in Trinity Alps to the northwest, and in the Sierra/Cascades to the east. In summer, trapped valley air and abundant sunshine lead to extreme heat with 98 days above 90 degrees, and readings of 105 to 110 not uncommon. The weather is pleasant the rest of the year. Redding is a long 3-hour drive from Sacramento, source of the nearest major air service and other amenities.
Low mountains surround Redding in three directions with higher mountains in the distance. Terrain is slightly undulating with typical California valley vegetationgrasses and occasional trees. Summers are consistently hot and completely dry, while winters are cool and wet but with little to no snow except in surrounding mountains. The shape of the valley and latitude lead to more rainfall than most other valley locations.