AltaMed offers urgent care services, your quick and easy way to get the medical attention you need, when you need it, without the long Emergency Room waits! Walk-ins Welcome!
How much does AltaMed cost?
The premium varies based on income. In 2020 it ranged from $144.60 to $491.60. It covers doctors’ services, outpatient care, home health services, durable medical services, and other medical services.
Who owns AltaMed?
As President and CEO of AltaMed Health Services Corporation, Cástulo de la Rocha is an enduring trailblazer in community health. Under his visionary leadership, AltaMed has transformed from a storefront barrio clinic in East Los Angeles into the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the nation.
Is AltaMed free?
AltaMed can walk you through all of them, for free.
Can I go to AltaMed without an appointment?
When your primary care physician is unavailable, and you or your family need to see a doctor right away, we’re here to help. Skip the emergency room wait, and visit AltaMed Urgent Care.
Is AltaMed a nonprofit?
With the formation of AltaMed, a nonprofit we met a fundamental human right – quality care, without exception – and changed the face of one community, then another, until AltaMed became one of the area’s largest health care systems.
What does AltaMed do?
AltaMed is one of the nation’s largest community health networks. For more than 45 years, we have provided care to patients in the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Orange counties. We’re the first community health network in the nation to have been designated as a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH).
What does AltaMed pay employees?
The average AltaMed salary ranges from approximately $69,163 per year for a Social Worker to $247,564 per year for a Staff Physician. The average AltaMed hourly pay ranges from approximately $21 per hour for a Customer Service Representative to $33 per hour for a Registered Dietitian.
Is AltaMed for profit?
AltaMed is one of the nation’s largest community health networks. AltaMed is a non-profit organization, focused on the needs of our patients and the well-being of our communities.
When was AltaMed established?
1969
When AltaMed was established in 1969, our immediate priority was to help improve access to care with the ultimate goal of eliminating health care disparities.
What does AltaMed offer?
AltaMed can help make dental exams and treatments part of your healthy habits. We want you and your entire family to keep your teeth as long as possible, which is why we provide many preventive services, including full dental exams with digital X-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and oral health education.
Does AltaMed provide transportation?
At AltaMed, we’re dedicated to helping our members do whatever they can to fight this debilitating disease. Our PACE vans provide comfortable transport for participants and make life easier for caregivers, too.
