AltaMed Health Services has been providing health care services to the underserved and uninsured in Southern California for more than 35 years. The organization mission s is to assist minorities and economically-disadvantaged communities. It serves more than 48,000 families each year by providing community access to medical and dental clinics, senior services, adult day health care centers, case management, the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), youth programs as well as HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention and treatment. AltaMed promotes a comprehensive continuum of care, assisting individuals and their families from birth through the senior years, regardless of ability to pay. This has led to an integrated system of care that emphasizes early education, prevention and an individual s total health. The company believes this is the best way to help alleviate unnecessary trips to already overextended emergency rooms, thus also reducing the total cost of providing care to the uninsured. As a Federally Qualified Community Health Center, this is one of the most important contributions it makes to the health care system.