Nestled in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California, the Sierra Family Health Center is a rural health center that has been providing full-service medical care to area residents for more than 35 years. Sierra Family Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center partially funded by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care to our culturally diverse community, including the indigent and medically underserved populations of the Nevada and Yuba Counties in California, and their surrounding communities and to initiate preventive health programs that will improve the general health status of the communities we serve. We strive to be a center of healing, learning, and caring, and are committed to quality and to adding value in every aspect of our work.
All services shall be provided without regard to race, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or ability of clients to pay for services.

Our Providers

Lauren Alderdice
FNP

Laura Hermann
FNP

Patrick Edmondson
DC

Amy Nielsen
FNP

Susan Mathias
PA

Robert Plantz
PAC

Bozhidar Popov
DMD

Alyse Stukin
LCSW

Anita Tonsing
LVN

Jenelle Okkerse
LMFT, Behavioral Health Director

Laura LaFevers
FNP

Peter Van Houten
CMO, MD
Management

Deb Plass
CEO, RN

Peter Van Houten
CMO, MD

Jenny Lawson
COO

Christy Bailey
Controller MBA
Board of Directors
Connor Burke
Karen Casady
Dean Cromwell
Rebecca George
Jan Hamilton
Kathleen Harris
Susan Hopkins
Karuna Kinsey
Sabari Lester
Paulette Taylor