WELCOME
La Maestra Community Health Centers is an award-winning not-for-profit organization that has been serving low-income and immigrant communities for 15 years. A member of the Council of Community Clinics, La Maestra (Spanish for "the teacher") has Centers located in and around San Diego- City Heights, El Cajon and National City. Its physicians and staff are experts in delivering culturally competent care to more than 39,000 residents annually. What distingushes La Maestra from all other healthcare centers is its Circle of Care committment - its promise to provide quality healthcare and to place the residents' entire well-being as its highest priority.
Construction to Begin on New Building
When La Maestra Community Health Centers purchased land from Price Charities to setup a health center in City Heights, Alexi Ochola, a board member of La Maestra Community Health Centers, said the organization's board wanted to make sure they had a healthy building for their patients.
Annual Golf Tournament
La Maestra Awarded "Green Grant" by Bank of America
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La Maestra: Building Green
La Maestra's 34,660 square-foot energy-efficient and environmentally- responsible green healthcare facility is currently in its design stage (see artistic rendering above or click here for a larger view of the picture). La Maestra will seek the USGBC's LEED® Gold-level certification for this showcase green healthcare facility.
Click here to learn more about our showcase green healthcare building.
(Left-right) Alexei Ochola (La Maestra Board Member), Richard Woo (Vice President, Powersmiths), Zara Marselian (La Maestra CEO) and Linas Naujokaitis (Green Building Project Manager) shown discussing La Maestra's plans for a green healthcare center at the March 2007 Green California Conference in Sacramento, CA. La Maestra was the only healthcare-related exhibitor represented in the Conference expo hall.
