AltaMed: Quality Care Without Exception

AltaMed's CEO/President Cástulo de la Rocha Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Los Angeles Business Journal

April 13, 2012 - Press Release

 AltaMed's President and CEO Cástulo de la Rocha was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal for his efforts in making health care accessible to the Los Angeles community. De la Rocha received this award during the publication’s Healthcare Leadership Awards luncheon this month.

 The Healthcare Leadership Awards recognize the accomplishments of individuals and organizations that have helped Angelinos receive better  healthcare. The Los Angeles Business Journal presented 13 awards to local healthcare industry leaders. 

“Everyday AltaMed strives to make health care accessible to the underserved population in our community. It’s a great honor to receive this award and be recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal,” Cástulo de la Rocha, CEO and president of AltaMed Health Services.

AltaMed was also recognized as a finalist in the community clinic award category.

De la Rocha joined AltaMed more than three decades ago when it was a small neighborhood clinic, which eventually grew into more than 40 medical, dental clinics and adult day care centers across Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

AltaMed has delivered quality care to the underserved communities of Southern California for more than 40 years. Designated by the Joint Commission as a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH), AltaMed prides itself in the quality of its care delivered by its premier health care professionals.

About AltaMed Health Services

AltaMed is Southern California's leading nonprofit health care system delivering integrated primary care services, senior care programs, and health and human services for the entire family. AltaMed's team of multicultural and bilingual physicians and health care professionals deliver superior quality care through an integrated delivery system of 43 sites and an affiliated Independent Practice Association (IPA) of contracted physicians in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.