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Today, Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare), a leading Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the San Gabriel Valley, announces that Dr. Victor I. Sunga has been named its new Chief Care Officer.
Dr. Sunga is a Board-certified Family Practice Physician with over 15 years of experience in the health center, hospital, and private practice settings. In addition, Dr. Sunga comes to ChapCare with almost 10 years of senior management experience, having previously been employed as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Altura Centers for Health: a FQHC network in California’s Central Valley, where he helped oversee significant expansion of services and improvement in quality of care and health outcomes.
“Dr. Sunga comes to ChapCare with a diverse set of experiences, which dovetail nicely with our future agency plans – enhancement of population health to improve health outcomes, and increased access to primary and specialty care services at our health centers,” said Margaret B. Martinez, MPH, ChapCare’s CEO. “As we embark on the implementation of the State’s Payment Reform Pilot next year, ChapCare expects to work with a broad set of public and private partners to develop and implement these activities. Dr. Sunga’s clinical and administrative experience, particularly with vulnerable populations, will prove invaluable.”
Dr. Sunga received his medical degree from Manila Central University in the Philippines, and his residency in Family Medicine was completed at St. John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit.
“I am deeply honored to be named ChapCare’s new Chief Care Officer,” said Dr. Victor I. Sunga, ChapCare’s CCO, “The organization has a reputation for being one of the key safety-net providers in the San Gabriel Valley, and I look forward to helping the organization continue to grow as we move forward.”
About ChapCare
Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare) was founded in 1995 by a group of community residents, city officials, and health care agencies to establish primary healthcare services for low-income, uninsured residents in Pasadena. ChapCare began providing medical services in 1998 and dental services in 2001. Today, ChapCare is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides health care services to countless residents of the San Gabriel Valley. ChapCare operates 4 health centers in Pasadena, 1 health center in Monrovia, and 3 health centers in the El Monte/South El Monte region. ChapCare provides over 64,000 primary healthcare visits annually to over 15,000 unduplicated patients.
For more information on ChapCare, please call (626) 398-6300 or visit www.chapcare.org.
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