Our History
Nuestra Clinica del Valle started in 1971 as the Migrant Program of the local health department. Today it is a federally qualified health center with eleven clinics serving Hidalgo and Starr Counties.
Today
Eleven clinics, twelve services
Medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and eight more services at eleven clinics in nine communities, with fees set on a sliding scale for everyone.
2025
22,183 patients
Of the patients served that year, 77 percent had incomes below the federal poverty level and 61 percent had no health insurance.
2019
27,110 patients
Of the patients served that year, 82 percent had incomes below the federal poverty level and 80 percent had no health insurance.
2006
Behavioral health added
Counseling and care management are added to primary care, meeting a need the area had gone without.
1978
Open to the whole community
The clinic begins serving all residents of Hidalgo and Starr Counties, not only migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
1971
Founded as the Migrant Program
Nuestra Clinica del Valle is incorporated as the Migrant Program of the local health department, caring for farmworker families in the Rio Grande Valley.
Who we serve
Our service area covers 2,793 square miles of Hidalgo and Starr Counties along the United States–Mexico border. Close to 914,000 people live here. Nine in ten are Hispanic, and one in three has an income below the federal poverty level.
Unemployment here has stayed above the state and national rates. The area is home to many migrant and seasonal farmworkers, most of whom have no health benefits. One in three residents has no health insurance of any kind.
NCDV is the safety net for working families who cannot pay for care or insurance. Anyone can be seen, and fees are set on a sliding scale based on household income and size.
Run by the community
NCDV is governed by a Board of Directors. By law and by design, patients hold at least 51 percent of the seats. The remaining members bring experience in medicine, dentistry, finance, law, education, and community service.
As a federally qualified health center, NCDV receives federal Health Center Program funding and must serve everyone in its area regardless of ability to pay.
See where we are today
Eleven clinics in nine communities, from Roma to Mercedes.