Venice Family Clinic began operations in a borrowed storefront dental office after normal business hours.
It is now the largest community health center in coastal Los Angeles, providing comprehensive primary care to people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay.
It has 17 sites in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, Culver City, Inglewood, Redondo Beach, Carson and Gardena.
As of December 2022, the chief executive officer of Venice Family Clinic is Mitesh Popat, MD MPH.
It also has a dedicated street medicine program that provides medical care to people experiencing homelessness in its service area.