La Maestra Community Health Centers

 At a Glance

Mission: Provide quality health care and educational programs to improve the overall well-being of families in need.

Established: 1991          Organizational status:  501 (c) 3  Tax ID # 33-0473171

Number of employees:  145  representing 19 languages and cultures

Locations: San Diego County, California : East (El Cajon), South (National City) and main clinic, Central (City Heights)

Annual Revenue: $6.72M

Populations Served: Low-income - 99% below the federal poverty line, 98% uninsured

Services Provided:  Medical care, dental care, job training, housing assistance, insurance         eligibility, and food pantry

Patient Visits: 91,351 per year (more than 350 per day)

Project Description:  Heart of the Community Capital Campaign- a $10 million capital campaign to construct a new desperately needed new facility in the City Heights, San Diego urban redevelopment area.

Current Main Site:  13 disparate, refurbished residential units spread over an entire city block totaling approx. 15,000 square feet.

New Facility- completion target date 2008:  32,000-square-foot, three story, environmentally sustainable- LEED certified- health center, first green health center in the US,  to provide full range of services in a single location

Recognition and Certification:    

            Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Award

            Excellence in Leadership National Association of Community Health Centers

            Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Contact:  Zara Marselian , CEO

Email: zaramarselian@lamaestra,org  Phone: (619) 961-0818