
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

Michael Johnson
LCSW, PhD

Laura Hermann
FNP

Patrick Edmondson
DC

Susan Mathias
PA

Amy Nielsen
FNP

Bozhidar Popov
DMD

George Scarmon
MD

Alyse Stukin
LCSW

Anita Tonsing
LVN
Management

Deb Plass
CEO, MS

Peter Van Houten
CMO, MD

Victoria Knoll
CFO, MBA
Board of Directors
Karen Casady
Dean Cromwell
Rebecca George
Jan Hamilton
Kathleen Harris
Susan Hopkins
Karuna Kinsley
Sabari Lester
Spencer McClay
Lisa Powers
Paulette Taylor