Our History
OneWorld Community Health Centers (formerly the Indian-Chicano Health Center) was established as a volunteer, free clinic in 1970 to address health access issues of patients with financial, cultural and linguistic barriers to care.
OneWorld is now the largest provider of primary health care services in South Omaha and is the only primary care clinic that has a majority bilingual and bicultural staff, a sliding fee scale for patients without insurance, entitlement enrollment, on-site pharmacy, vision and other services.
The original Indian Chicano building in 1971
Milestones
1970- The clinic was established as a walk-in evening medical clinic that utilized volunteer providers.
1974- Received our first United Way funding.
1974 through 1994- Continued to operate a grassroots, volunteer health center with only two paid providers.
1995- Hired our first full-time Executive Director.
1999- Moved to 36th & Q with 15 staff members following a small capital campaign.
2001- Received our designation as a federally qualified health center and was awarded our first federal operating grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care.
2002- Received Joint Commission accreditation.
2003- Change our name from the Indian Chicano Health Center to OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc., to better reflect our changing patient base.
2005- Moved into our current location in the Historic Livestock Exchange Building.
2006- Formed a partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities- Omaha Chapter to develop the Caremobile (mobile dental van) program.
2008- Opened our second location, Cass Family Medicine, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
2009- Implementation of an electronic health record, expansion of services including on-site pharmacy and additional providers.