GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
Clinic · Laredo, TX
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What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
Benefits
Gateway Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discrimination and uses Paycom as its payroll and HR management platform.
The city
Living in Laredo, TX
Laredo sits on the Rio Grande across from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, giving this South Texas border city a deeply bicultural rhythm. A major inland port with a tight-knit community feel, it offers bilingual nurses a unique cross-border cultural experience and steady healthcare demand in a growing region.
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- Metro price level · Laredo area
- 13% below the national average
- BEA index 87.0 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,030/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,915/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. is a federally qualified community health center headquartered in Laredo, Texas, situated on the U.S.–Mexico border.
- Clinic · Laredo
More about GATEWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
The organization operates clinics in Laredo as well as in Zapata and Hebbronville, Texas, providing comprehensive primary healthcare services including an Urgent Care Clinic. Led by CEO Elmo Lopez Jr., Gateway serves a predominantly border-community population with a mission to deliver quality healthcare for everyone regardless of their circumstances. The organization emphasizes clinical excellence, superior customer service, and a valued workforce as core pillars of its operational vision. For nursing professionals, Gateway offers opportunities in primary care and urgent care settings, with roles that blend clinical duties with administrative and supervisory responsibilities. Nurse managers at Gateway are expected to oversee clerical staff and medical assistants, ensure regulatory compliance, coordinate across multiple service sites, and work under the direction of physicians and the Chief of Clinical Services. The work environment is community-focused and mission-driven, serving a diverse and underserved patient population in a border health setting. Employee reviews paint a mixed picture, with staff appreciating the clear sense of purpose and learning opportunities but expressing concerns about management quality, workplace culture, and career advancement prospects.
Mission: 'To Provide Quality Healthcare for Everyone.' Vision: 'Gateway Community Health Center will be a leader in providing access to comprehensive primary healthcare through clinical excellence, superior customer service and valued workforce.' Core values are summarized as CARES: Commitment to support health and wellbeing of those served; Accountability to clients, community, and each other; Respect for everyone recognizing individual strengths and weaknesses; Engagement with each other, partners, and clients to foster trust; and Support for each unique individual.
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Culture and working life
What to consider
Indeed reports an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 63 reviews for Gateway Community Health Center in Laredo, TX. Detailed ratings: Work-life balance 2.9/5, Pay and benefits 3.1/5, Job security and advancement 2.5/5, Management 2.3/5, Culture 2.6/5. Reviewers highlighted positives including the ability to meet personal goals, a clear sense of purpose, and the ability to learn new things. Areas flagged for improvement include trust in colleagues, sense of belonging, and overall satisfaction. The reputation score of 58 is derived from the Indeed 2.9/5 rating converted to a 0-100 scale (2.9 × 20 = 58).
The good
- Clear sense of purpose and mission-driven work serving an underserved border community
- Opportunities to learn new things and develop clinical skills in primary and urgent care settings
- Ability to meet personal professional goals
- Comprehensive primary healthcare services offering diverse clinical exposure
- Equal opportunity employer with stated commitment to non-discrimination
- Leadership roles available that combine clinical and administrative management experience
The hard parts
- Low management rating (2.3 out of 5 on Indeed), suggesting concerns about leadership effectiveness
- Below-average workplace culture score (2.6 out of 5) with noted issues around trust in colleagues and sense of belonging
- Limited job security and advancement opportunities (2.5 out of 5 on Indeed)
- Overall employee satisfaction flagged as an area for improvement by reviewers
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 17, 2026
- Website
- gatewaychc.com ↗
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