{"id":30,"date":"2020-07-02T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T20:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:27:28","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are &#8211; Health Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]El Monte Comprehensive Health Center serves diverse patients in the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities. The Center is run by the Health Services Ambulatory Care Network. Services\u00a0 are delivered in a safe, patient-centered environment that is accessible to the entire community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-429\" src=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/10\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/10\/Picture3.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/10\/Picture3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><br \/>\nDirector\u200b[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Ernest Espinoza<\/strong> is the Director for the San Gabriel Valley Health Center group.\u00a0 Mr. Espinoza has approximately 25 years of experience within the Health Services and has served in various administrative, management, and analytical positions.<\/p>\n<p>He has served as the Ambulatory Care Network\u2019s liaison to the County\u2019s Department of Mental Health to facilitate the integration of mental health and primary care services to enhance access and patient care outcomes.\u00a0 Mr. Espinoza completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at UCLA.\u00a0 He also completed a postgraduate fellowship in health services management within Health Services; is a Fellow of the National Association of Public Hospitals; and completed the California Health Leadership college series.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-583\" src=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Joseph-Michael-Allevato-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Michael Allevato\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Joseph-Michael-Allevato-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Joseph-Michael-Allevato-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Joseph-Michael-Allevato.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nMedical Director\u200b[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>J.Michael Allevato, M.D.<\/strong> is the Medical Director for the San Gabriel Valley Health Center Group. He graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine in 1997 and went on to complete his residency in Family Medicine at Harbor\/UCLA Medical Center. In 2000, Dr. Allevato began working as an attending physician at Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health center in East Los Angeles and went on to take hold the role or Associate Medical Director at the facility from 2008-2016.\u00a0 In 2016, Dr. Allevato enthusiastically joined the San Gabriel Valley Health Center Group\u2019s administrative team.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-431\" src=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Faye-Christen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" \/><br \/>\nNursing Director\u200b[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Faye Christen<\/strong> A transformational healthcare leader with over 15 years of leadership experience, Faye Christen is the Clinical Nursing Director for San Gabriel Valley Health Center Group and East Los Angeles Health Center Group. She brings to the ACN a proven track record in driving enterprise-wide quality improvement, digital innovation, and workforce transformation across integrated health systems.<br \/>\nFaye Christen holds a Doctorate in Nursing from Yale University and offers deep expertise in healthcare policy, strategic leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. She is passionate about fostering healthy work environments and remains committed to leveraging technology\u2014including virtual care models, workflow automation, and data-driven strategies\u2014to drive clinical excellence and operational efficiency.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/elmonte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/10\/Picture2-e1603877594959.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"188\" \/><br \/>\nAssistant Administrator\u200b[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Rosalinda Villalobos<\/strong> is the Assistant Administrator for the San Gabriel Valley Health Center Group.\u00a0 She has extensive diversified managerial and administrative experience in Health Care organizations.\u00a0 Ms. Villalobos earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Southern California.\u00a0 She strives to work with each member of her team to improve services for our patients and the community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]El Monte Comprehensive Health Center serves diverse patients in the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities. 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