Elaine Batchlor — MLK Community Healthcare

Chief Executive

THE LATEST: Batchlor and Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital have been ground zero in L.A. County for treating victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. The hospital’s location amid low-income communities with lots of essential workers meant an influx of Covid patients, stretching the hospital’s capacity to the limit and beyond. Amid all this, the hospital managed to win an accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its population health program, with specialties in disease management and diabetes.
BACKGROUND: Batchlor was instrumental in opening Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in 2015. The nonprofit facility serves 1.3 million residents in South Los Angeles. MLK Community Healthcare encompasses the hospital, the MLK Community Medical Group, community health programs and a fundrasing foundation. Batchlor completed her residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and rheumatology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She previously served as chief medical officer of L.A. Care Health Plan, a public health plan that covers underserved Los Angeles County residents. Batchlor also has served as a vice president at the California Health Care Foundation, medical director for the Los Angeles County Office of Managed Care and a chief medical officer for Prudential Health Care.
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