Every day Tepeyac works to make it easier for our entire community to receive the kind of inclusive and comprehensive care everyone should expect to have, meeting each of us right where we are, with love, compassion, and humility. Regardless of one's ability to pay, culture, or language, all individuals have a right to quality health care and to be treated with dignity and respect.
Ana came to Tepeyac for the first time in the Fall of 2023 struggling with severe agoraphobia, the fear of leaving home or being in public spaces. During this
visit, she revealed that her anxiety and depression had been so overwhelming she had not left her home in three years, despite completing a year of therapy
and psychiatric treatment elsewhere.
During her visit, our Behavioral Health team expertly created a compassionate and safe space for Ana to share her story. Though initially terrified, she was able to comfortably communicate about her health in her preferred language, which was essential for reducing her stress and building trust.
When Ana returned a month later, she shared how her experience at Tepeyac had been life changing. The kindness and empathy she received gave her the courage to gradually step out of her home—something she hadn’t thought possible. Ana told us that in just one visit, Tepeyac’s care exceeded what she had experienced in a year of therapy elsewhere.
Her gratitude extended to our entire team—front desk, medical staff, and pharmacy—who restored her belief in the goodness of people. Ana called us “God’s angels” for the care that allowed her to reclaim her life.
Ana’s story is a powerful testament to Tepeyac’s mission of providing compassionate, high-quality care to all. Your support helps make this possible.
We'd like to share with you the story of two of Tepeyac's patients, Rosa and Juan Carlos.
Tepeyac Community Health Center's mission is to inspire health, wellbeing, and humanity in our community through all of life's stages.
We envision a healthy community with access to regular and ongoing health care. As we expand our reach and bring cultural responsiveness into the community, we strive for exceptional, trustworthy care that empowers our patients, decreases routine visits to emergency rooms, and creates healthier families overall.
In 1994, parishioners of a church in north Denver noticed a growing number of working families lacked insurance and were going without basic health care services. Community members secured funding to conduct a needs assessment, which confirmed that a large percentage of the predominantly Latino community lacked health insurance, were more likely to delay seeking medical care until there was an emergency or the onset of serious illness, and were more likely to be at risk of preventable illnesses. Individuals and families from the community gave their time-wielding hammers and saws, and laying bricks by hand to transform a two bedroom bungalow next to the church into a community clinic.
Today, Tepeyac is a federally qualified health center that that continues to provide culturally responsive, accessible health services for families and individuals across more than 60 zip codes in Metro Denver. In February 2023, we moved into our new medical home on 48th and Vine, allowing us to triple the amount of patients served by 2030.
Organization name
Tepeyac Community Health Center
other names
Clinica Tepeyac
1994
Tax id (EIN)
84-1285505
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
2101 E 48th AveOther
4725 High St.Denver County, CO, US
CO, US