Immigrant Health

Programs offering insurance to undocumented — and some documented — residents are undergoing some cost-saving changes.

Affinia Healthcare received nearly $390,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide Afghan refugees with health care education and wellness services.

Medical providers in St. Louis are having trouble finding people with the knowledge and language skills to be interpreters for clinics and hospitals, a critical need for local health workers. Even finding interpreters for Spanish and other widely spoken languages can be taxing, say clinic workers.

The International Institute of St. Louis wants health care providers to make sure they’re able to communicate with an expected surge of new arrivals from other countries. The institute’s leaders say it can often be difficult for refugees and immigrants to understand the country’s health care system.

People who work for organizations that help immigrants in the St. Louis region fear that many others are reluctant to get the vaccine. They worry that people who do not speak English won’t do so because of language access and a lack of information.

Casa de Salud, the St. Louis clinic that primarily serves immigrants and refugees, has named Diego Abente as its new president and CEO.Abente comes to the…

After nine years as president of the Casa de Salud health clinic in St. Louis, Jorge Riopedre has announced he’s leaving the health center on Nov.…

Jorge Riopedre, president and CEO of the Casa de Salud clinic, said Monday he’s leaving the St. Louis nonprofit in November. Riopedre started as executive…