The FHCSD Watchdog

Misty L. expressed a sentiment we are sure many "patients" at FHCSD have: "I am pretty sure I am going to die young with my healthcare in the hands of Family Health Centers of San Diego".   She says that docto…

A current mental health therapist at FHCSD describes a caseload of 150 plus cases and seeing 37 to 40 hours a week and the burnout and staff turnover that results.  In passing, she mentions that management is aware of the issues…

This newly found report on the aptly named "pissed consumer" is of special interest to the editor of this publication.   This was first posted in November of last year but was updated on December 26 of last year, so it…

Cam P reports something that we have heard before - that not only is FHCSD horrible, it is the worst medical experience many have ever experienced in their lives.  His appointment was canceled because he was five minutes late - e…

Since we have experienced firsthand the outrageous lies and outright fabrications of Joe Sepulveda - now the chief of psychiatry at Family Health Centers of San Diego, we wondered if others would ever report that they have experi…

Another in the endless complaints about the zero respect employees at FHCSD has for the time of others.   FILE: FHCSD - 11 - Yelp - Spring Valley - pathetic - 2022-03-02_23-48-48

We first heard about this safety violation back in early October when Jaami Waali, posted this review on Yelp letting them know about this serious violation.  Presumably, Jaami mentioned this to the staff there or he wouldn'…

Employee reviews at FHCSD have remarkable consistency -  even ones that express opposite opinions on whether they liked the company or not.  Almost all of them cite the low pay, and overworked conditions - few mention the effect…

A former employee who worked as a staff accountant posting on the Indeed employee review site says that at FHCSD "management if awful" and they have "a toxic work environment and a bad culture".  The only good…

Things must be getting pretty bad at the FHCSD mental health department- for the employees, not just the people who have tried to get mental health services from this failed program.  A current employee posting on the Indeed empl…

We are not sure what it means, but we are starting to see more current FHCSD employees telling the truth about the incompetent management and abusive practices at FHCSD - something many of their "patients" have known f…

Jordan Maitlasso, who attempted to use Family Health Centers of San Diego for both his medical and mental health care, has given a devastating critique of the mental health services at that organization.   He says that all his ap…

Possibly inadvertently, a former FHCSD therapist posting on the Glassdoor employer review site has accurately reported one of the major reasons for the failure of the mental health department at FHCSD,   In the review titled &quo…

A current employee of FHCSD working as a clinical therapist has complained on GlassDoor about the low pay for the amount of clinical work they are expected to do.   This employee also says that FHCSD management is 'fractured&…

Sometimes, we have to suppress our disgust when writing up these reports by citizens outraged at the extreme incompetence at FHCSD.  There was a flood at the Spring Valley clinic but the staff didn't bother calling anyone who…

A current Clinical Therapist working for the Family Health Center of San Diego (FHCSD)  has revealed what anyone who has tried to use their mental health services knows all too well: that the management of the FHCSD mental healt…

April G. of Chula Vista reported that she had already waited for more than an hour and still hasn't received her COVID vaccine.  She expressed a sentiment countless others have expressed in trying to get even the most basic …

It seems a great number of employees leave FHCSD in bad blood.  A former case manager posted on the Indeed employer review site of getting no support after 90 days and worse than that, management "gets upset if you ask ques…

A former recruiter in the corporate offices gives us an insider's view of the corporate culture and attitude at FHCSD: "work them like a dog and pay them pennies".  This recruiter calls it "the worse example o…

Is FHCSD even trying to pretend they are a community healthcare center anymore?   They have received failing grades from Charity Navigator - an organization that rates charitable institutions, which FHCSD claims to be.  As this o…