In 1973, in a tiny barbershop somewhere in downtown San Diego, the first Filipino community clinic was born. And on December 4, 1973 Samahan was established as a 501-C3 corporation. Thirty years later, what started out as a project ran by Filipino volunteers for seniors and elderly turned into a diverse, multi-service health center serving low-income families of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds throughout San Diego.

Operation Samahan Mission
"Our goal is to assure positive health outcomes and make progress in reducing health disparities by improving access to high quality care for underserved communities."

Operation Samahan currently operates several growing clinics. These range from Women's care, A Teen center, Senior care, General Practice, Dental, and Administrative Facilities. They offer an array of premier services to all age groups. Operation Samahan had a key organizational goal to take control of their information technology to control costs and support rapid growth. A major part of the initiative was to replace their aging Mega West practice management software. Because of their previous experience with proprietary vendors and solutions they opted for the Open Source ClearHealth Suite.

By adding more features and capabilities to ClearHealth, Operation Samahan has been able to take a hands on approach and drive the software that is the backbone of their organization.