Match Day 2025: A Year of Impact, Growth, & Community at Genesis Family Health
- Mya Cruz
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read

Every year, Match Day reminds us of something powerful: Southwest Kansas takes care of its own.
When you give to Genesis Family Health, you’re giving to families, children, new parents, students, grandparents, farmworkers, and neighbors who rely on us for accessible, affordable, compassionate healthcare.
As the giving period begins again, we want to take you behind the scenes of what your support made possible this year. This was a year marked by transformation—new services, expanded outreach, improved facilities, and a stronger-than-ever commitment to making high-quality healthcare available to everyone.
Below is our full 2024–2025 Year in Review, a testament to what community care looks like when we work together.
Medical Care: Meeting Patients Where They Are
Accessibility is at the heart of everything we do. This year:
Medical Services
15,216 medical visits were completed across our clinics.
6,468 patients received medical care.
3,754 patients received care on our Sliding Fee Scale, ensuring income never becomes a barrier.
These numbers highlight something essential: healthcare isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our patients include:
Agricultural workers with chronic pain
Mothers receiving prenatal care
Families managing diabetes
Children needing immunizations
Seniors navigating Medicare
Your support ensures they never go without care.
Behavioral Health: Supporting Families Inside and Out
The need for mental health support continues to grow—and our team met that need with compassion and commitment.
Behavioral Health Services
6,696 behavioral health visits
1,228 patients served
Our BH team helped individuals and families navigate:
Anxiety, depression, and mood disorders
Trauma and abuse histories
Family and marital conflict
Disruptive behaviors in children and teens
Substance use disorders
Anger management
Social phobias
Stress related to finances, work, school, and caregiving
Behavioral Health in Schools & Community Partnerships
In addition to clinic services, our behavioral health team expanded care into local schools and colleges—ensuring students can access support where they need it most.
This year, we have strengthened:
Partnerships with Garden City Community College (GCCC)
School-based mental health programs
Community collaborations for substance abuse resources
These efforts create a safety net for youth and young adults, supporting mental health early and consistently.
Substance Abuse Services: A Path to Recovery
Substance abuse impacts families across Southwest Kansas. This year, our teams continued to provide a safe path to stability.
Substance Abuse Program
755 visits
307 individuals supported
This includes:
Suboxone treatment
Counseling and recovery support
Referrals
Crisis intervention
Long-term care coordination
Care Centers: A Key Access Point for Essential Needs
Our Care Centers provided critical support to individuals facing barriers such as transportation, food insecurity, housing needs, and financial hardship.
Care Center Impact
9,564 visits
8,322 unique clients served
4,673 clients received Sliding Fee Scale support
These teams ensure that no patient must navigate crisis alone.
A Multilingual, Multicultural Community
We proudly served families speaking 41 different languages this year. Interpreters and bilingual staff remain essential in ensuring equitable access to care for all.
Charitable Care: Breaking Down Barriers
Thanks to donor support and community partnerships, Genesis Family Health provided more than: $3.3 million in charitable care
This funding ensured that medical, behavioral health, dental, and specialty services remained accessible—even for patients unable to pay.
Dental & Lifetime Smiles: Healthy Smiles, Healthy Futures
Our dental clinic continued to offer preventative, restorative, and emergency care to families across Southwest Kansas.
Lifetime Smiles
Our school-based dental outreach achieved a major milestone:
7,000 children received dental services this year
28 schools participated
Screenings, cleanings, sealants, and fluoride varnishes were provided to students across the region
Many of these children received dental care for the first time—preventing issues before they become lifelong challenges.
Maternal & Infant Health: Growing Families, Healthy Starts
This year, we celebrated 74 babies born under the guidance and care of our providers.
Our team supported mothers with:
Prenatal care
Postpartum care
Early childhood screenings
Breastfeeding education
Each birth is a reminder of why accessible care matters.
Cancer Screenings & Prevention
Early detection continues to be a major focus of our medical team.
This year, 2,255 people were screened for breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer
Screenings like these save lives and ensure patients receive timely treatment and referrals when needed.
Food Is Medicine (FIM): Innovation in Action
As 1 of only 7 FQHCs in Kansas selected for the Food Is Medicine initiative, we helped diabetic and pre-diabetic patients improve their health through food-based interventions.
This year, the program:
Provided medically tailored groceries
Transitioned patients into hybrid food support programs
Supported published research highlighting successful outcomes
Patients experienced:
Reduced A1c levels
Improved diet quality
Better food security
This program is shaping the future of chronic disease management.
Community Engagement: Showing Up Where It Matters
Our outreach team showed up across Southwest Kansas, participating in 13 community events, including:
Pridefest
Stuff the Bus
United Way Chili Cook-Off
FIM community events
Dodge City Days Parade
National Health Center Week
Boo at the Zoo
School Trunk-or-Treats
Día De La Mujer
Thanksgiving Boxes distribution
Liberal Open House
Sunflower Health Plan Mobile Screenings
Our top event helped us engage with up to 5,000 participants—highlighting the community’s growing engagement with our services.
Building & Facility Improvements: Creating Better Spaces for Care
Thanks to community support, we completed significant upgrades across multiple locations:
Liberal Clinic
Fully remodeled from the ground up
Improved accessibility, safety, and patient experience
Updated interiors, exam rooms, offices, and flow for efficient care
Garden City
Four new offices added
Enhanced lighting throughout the facility
New generator installed to ensure continuity of care
Handicap-accessible doors added
Fully renovated pharmacy for improved access and safety
These improvements allow us to continue providing high-quality, modern, patient-centered care.
Why Match Day Matters More Than Ever
Every statistic you’ve read is the result of community support. Every life improved, every family helped, every moment of hope—made possible because donors believe in accessible healthcare.
When you donate during Match Day:
Your gift is matched
Twice as many patients can receive Sliding Fee support
More children can access dental care in schools
More families receive behavioral health services
More individuals benefit from chronic disease support
Clinics continue to grow and meet rising needs
Match Day isn’t just fundraising—it’s a community movement.
Donate Today. Transform Tomorrow.
Your generosity strengthens the health of Southwest Kansas. When you give today, your impact is doubled—and so is the number of lives changed.
Donate today and help make 2025 our most impactful year yet.
