Who We Are

A core group of Brown Berets launches the East LA Barrio Free Clinic. It relies entirely on grants and donations, briefly closing in December 1970 due to lack of funding.

Cástulo de la Rocha joins La Clinica Familiar del Barrio for a three-month assignment. He is one of the clinic's first paid employees.

Gloria Arellanes and other female Brown Berets leave the group. Arellanes organizes Las Adelitas de Aztlán and replaces the East LA Barrio Free Clinic with La Clinica Familiar del Barrio.

The AltaMed Art Collection begins—where art and healing come together.

La Clinica Familiar del Barrio opens its first Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) center in the basement of a church.

La Clinica Familiar del Barrio is renamed AltaMed Health Services.

The AltaMed Foundation is established to raise philanthropic support to increase access to health and human services and reduce health care disparities in communities across Southern California.

AltaMed is awarded a contract for a substance abuse treatment program, which includes funding for HIV services.

First PACE Center opens. AltaMed transitions our ADHC center to a PACE demonstration site, a managed care product serving Medicare and Medi-Cal-eligible seniors.

Mobile Health Unit Launches. AltaMed acquires its first mobile health unit, serving the community with glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure screenings, as well as providing health education and information.

Partnership with CHLA: AltaMed opens a general pediatrics outpatient clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

AltaMed builds a medical-dental presence in Orange County for the first time by merging with Community Care Health Centers.

AltaMed receives a Primary Care Medical Home designation from the Joint Commission. Certification is about patient-centered care and focuses on educating patients on self-management.

AltaMed welcomes the first cohort of AltaMed Family Medicine Residents to our new Residency Program.

The AltaMed Nursing School Collaborative in East Los Angeles was established to educate the next generation of community health nurses. The initiative was powered by philanthropy and involves educational partners across Southern California.

AltaMed establishes the Cardiology Physician Champion Program, dedicated to advancing cardiology services. Our providers expand their knowledge of cardiology to help patients

Launch of AltaMed Now, a telehealth service that allows us to provide 24/7 care.

Marking 55 years of service, AltaMed reflects on a legacy of care while continuing to shape a healthier future for all.

AltaMed Foundation publicly launches the H.E.L.P. Powered by YOU campaign — its most ambitious effort to expand access to care and address the needs of underserved communities.

AltaMed surpasses 600,000 patients served annually.