Big Sur Health Center (BSHC) provides quality healthcare through traditional and complementary approaches that are culturally sensitive and patient-centered. It is their quest to be a life-long healthcare partner for all in Big Sur, regardless of need or ability to pay.
Why is it important?
BSHC was founded in September 1979, through a local grass-roots effort to meet the needs of the rural Big Sur community through its mission to provide quality comprehensive medical care to all in Big Sur regardless of ability to pay.
The presence of BSHC is crucial to the welfare of this community as the only medical facility between the Monterey Peninsula (30 miles to the north) and Cambria (70 miles to the south). BSHC plays a vital role in the local community, serving the health care needs of the population by providing local, culturally, and linguistically appropriate, affordable, quality medical care.
The hazardous coastline of Big Sur, combined with extreme weather conditions, road closures, and frequent large-scale fires, underscores the critical need for the local presence of BSHC. Our centrally located facility is easily accessible to residents and tourists with urgent care needs. During road closures and other community disasters, BSHC provides 24-hour-on-call service, home welfare visits, medication service (at times, via helicopter transport), and coordination with local emergency teams.
