We are dedicated to improving the health and well being of the people in our community. The El Camino Healthcare District (ECHD) was established by voter approval in 1956 to respond to the ever growing health care needs of the community.
The El Camino Healthcare District uses information from the most recent 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to inform the Community Benefit grant-making process, which is described in the District's annual Implementation Strategy Report and Community Benefit Plan. The CHNA is conducted by El Camino Health every three years in collaboration with other local health systems.
The El Camino Healthcare District (ECHD) is a governmental entity formed pursuant to The Local Health Care District Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 32000 et. seq.). It is separate from El Camino Hospital. ECHD is governed by a Board of five publicly elected directors. These representatives, acting as a Board, oversee the activities of ECHD, exercising certain retained authority over El Camino Hospital and determine the use of tax revenue for community benefit programs and other uses.
The El Camino Hospital District (ECHD) was established by voter approval in 1956 in accordance with California's Local Hospital District Law. ECHD oversees and approves ECHD tax-dollar expenditures, including expenditures for the Community Benefit Plan, which provides critical health services to the underserved. All ECHD tax-dollar expenditures are reviewed and approved at regular meetings of the District Board, which are open to the public.