Elaine Batchlor

Elaine Batchlor is CEO of MLK Community Healthcare, a health system in South Los Angeles that includes a state-of-the-art hospital, the MLK Community Medical Group, and community health programs. Batchlor’s innovative work to increase access to quality health care for underserved populations has been recognized nationally and includes membership in the National Academy of Medicine and recognition as an Irvine Foundation California Leader. As a thought leader, Batchlor is a member of the Zetema Project, a group of national health experts focused on improving the US health care system. She is a director of the California Hospital Association and Insure the Uninsured, a project of the Integrated Health Association.