About Casa de Salud
The mission of Casa de Salud is to facilitate and deliver high quality medical and mental health services for uninsured and underinsured patients, focusing on new immigrants and refugees who face barriers to accessing other sources of care.
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Casa de Salud clinic information
Address:
3200 Chouteau Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone:
314-977-1250
Casa de Salud was created in St. Louis, Missouri in 2010 to fill a major void in giving primary health care to new arrivals from other countries, especially uninsured Latinos. Casa’s founder and chairman, Bob Fox, enlisted the help of Saint Louis University, which provided the building within which Casa still operates today.
Since then, Casa has served thousands of immigrants, refugees, and others who are uninsured or under-insured. Today, Casa is respected as an important, established member of the St. Louis health care community.
We serve the underserved
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Meet the Casa de Salud staff and board
Staff at Casa de Salud
Leadership
Diego combines his immigrant story, passion for service, and 20 years of nonprofit management experience to lead a results-driven team of staff and volunteers. In this role he sets the vision for programmatic growth and financial sustainability, as well as Casa's contributions to building a better regional safety net.
dabente@casadesaludstl.org
Ophelia comes to her role with 10 years of experience working in non-profit healthcare both in the U.S. and in Central America. She is motivated to help eliminate health disparities, expand access to health and resources across language and culture barriers, and bridge the gap between academic research and community initiatives.
ovelasquez@casadesaludstl.org
Administrative staff
Patient experience staff
Clinic staff
GUIA Program staff
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Board of directors
Officers
A St. Louis native and Air Force veteran, Bob founded NewSpace, Inc. in 1984 after earning his MBA from Saint Louis University, where he later served as a Trustee. He and Maxine are dedicated philanthropists, founding sponsors of Teach For America and KIPP St. Louis, and have established major healthcare and educational initiatives at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University, and Washington University.
Bob is the founder and past chair of the board of Casa de Salud, a not-for-profit health and wellness center that welcomes new immigrants out of isolation and into the embrace of the community. It opened its doors in January 2010 and today provides more than 10,000 services annually, through both physical and mental health services to under-resourced immigrants from over 60 countries. In 2025, Bob was awarded the first and only Legacy Award from Casa de Salud.
