Federico F. Peña Southwest Family Health Center and Urgent Care

Federico F. Peña Southwest clinic is a full-service health center that helps meet the medical needs of families and individual patients in the community. The center is certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, which means our team makes sure patients are actively guided through their care. Our Southwest clinic has a team of providers and staff, some of whom speak Vietnamese and Spanish, to coordinate your care and visits with physicians in family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, podiatry, optometry, nursing, pharmaceuticals, social work and women's health. 

The Southwest clinic is conveniently located on Federal, along RTD’s Bus Route 31, and is the only Denver Health clinic outside of the main campus with X-ray and optometry and urgent care services.

Primary Care & Pharmacy Services

• Primary care clinic — adult and pediatric 
• Women’s health clinic — gynecology and obstetrics, staffed by family medicine providers
• Birth control, contraception, vasectomy procedures and Title X family planning
• Eye clinic — vision/optometry 
• Care for adults with disabilities
• Pilot Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
• Podiatry 
• Full-service pharmacy 
• Smoking/tobacco cessation clinic 
• Education from nurses on diabetes and pregnancy care 
• HIV prep treatment 
• Behavioral/mental health, including psychiatric care 
• Social work 
• The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office 

Dental Clinic Services - Adult and Pediatric

• Pediatric dental services
• Adult dental preventive care
• Oral surgery (extraction and other surgical services)
• Maxillofacial surgery (facial fractures)
• Care for injured teeth and toothaches
• Endodontics (dental root and tissue care)

Walk-in Clinic and Urgent Care Services

Some of the conditions and symptoms we treat include:

• Minor injuries including sprains and strains 
• Severe colds, flu and fevers
• Coughs and asthma
• Minor cuts and abrasions
• Bites and stings
• Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
• Vomiting, nausea and diarrhea
• Abdominal or muscle pain
• Skin conditions, such as swelling, itchiness and burns

Our Amenities 

• Patient care coordination and navigation 
• Enrollment specialists for health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and self-pay 
• Language interpretation services, including a site-based certified Spanish interpreter in Urgent Care only 
• Free surface parking

Patient Health and Wellness Data

Denver Health Medical Center Services

We can refer to our primary campus for the following services: 

• Radiology (X-rays)
• Laboratory blood testing 

Southwest Awards

• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH 
• Joint Commission PCMH 
• Joint Commission Accreditation 
• Peak Award recognized 
• Baldridge Award recognized 
• Shingo Award (Bronze)

Meet the providers at the Federico F. Peña Southwest Family Health Center