Our Mission

The Mission of the New Mexico Primary Care Association (NMPCA) is to promote the advancement of high quality primary health care services that are financially and geographically accessible, culturally competent, and responsive to the communities being served.

The NMPCA is a non-profit association representing 20 member organizations with 117 primary care and dental clinics located throughout New Mexico.

The NMPCA has a full-time staff located in Albuquerque that works on behalf of its member organizations and community health centers to develop and provide:

• Professional education and technical assistance for the development of staff, boards, and advocates
• Legislative and other types of advocacy
• Avenues for networking and information sharing among and between member organizations, clinics and staff
• Assistance to communities to build infrastructure and secure resources for new primary care clinics
• A liaison between members and State and Federal agencies, and other health care related groups and organizations