Healthcare for Humans: Community Health Centers: Co-Designing Technology with the Communities

On this episode host Raj Sundar and guest Luis Padilla discuss what culturally responsive care really means for underserved communities and how technology, especially AI, can create more equitable solutions in healthcare. They reflect on the challenge of finding tools that expand care teams and deepen patient trust without losing the essential personal touch of community health centers. They talk candidly about the intersection of technology, ROI, and ethics—asking what true success looks like when serving vulnerable populations. Co-design and collaboration with communities are at the heart of our conversation, as we discuss ways tech can scale privilege and raise the quality of care, like improving language access through AI-driven translation services. They also confront the limits of technology and the need for policy change, sharing practical examples from our work and finding hope in partnerships that lead to meaningful innovation. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/