How We Started
In the late 1990s a Pomona pediatrician wondered why so many of his patients were traveling all the way to Pomona from Ontario for health care. He discovered that at that time there were NO pediatricians in Ontario who would see children without insurance. With Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Ontario-Montclair School District’s Family Solutions Collaborative, grant funding was secured for an outreach and immunization program and Kids Come First opened its doors to serve uninsured children…
With the support of our founding partners, Kids Come First obtained our nonprofit status and independent community clinic license from the State of California, and was approved to accept “safety net” insurance reimbursement for eligible children. Today, approximately 60% of KCF children are covered by an insurance program; the other 40% are uninsured, and welcome the affordable and high quality care offered through Kids Come First.
Fast forward to 2010… the seeds planted long ago have sprouted and grown into a comprehensive community health resource for families and children. We appreciate our visionary founders, and honor them as we move forward to a future where all children have access to quality, affordable health care.
In the late 1990s a Pomona pediatrician wondered why so many of his patients were traveling all the way to Pomona from Ontario for health care. He discovered that at that time there were NO pediatricians in Ontario who would see children without insurance. With Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Ontario-Montclair School District’s Family Solutions Collaborative, grant funding was secured for an outreach and immunization program and Kids Come First opened its doors to serve uninsured children…
With the support of our founding partners, Kids Come First obtained our nonprofit status and independent community clinic license from the State of California, and was approved to accept “safety net” insurance reimbursement for eligible children. Today, approximately 60% of KCF children are covered by an insurance program; the other 40% are uninsured, and welcome the affordable and high quality care offered through Kids Come First.
Fast forward to 2010… the seeds planted long ago have sprouted and grown into a comprehensive community health resource for families and children. We appreciate our visionary founders, and honor them as we move forward to a future where all children have access to quality, affordable health care.
