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Age: 39
Title: Director, Health Center
Operations and Women's Health
Name of Organization:
Erie Family Health Center
Bio: As a business and health
care leader, Christina Urbina-Loza
has positively impacted the lives
of both her patients and her em-
ployees. She is a mission-driven
leader who enjoys advocating for
women's health care rights and
promoting professional growth.
She serves as the Director
of Health Care Operations and
Women's Health at Erie Family
Health Center, a Federally Quali-
fied Health Center with 13 loca-
tions across the Chicago area. In
this dual leadership role, she is res-
ponsible for managing finances
and providing patients access to
primary health care and prenatal
care services. Simultaneously, she
oversees the development, im-
plementation and management
of systems that improve care and
community health outcomes.
For her hard work, Urbina-
Loza earned an invitation to
complete the Chicago Safety Net
Learning Collaborative Leaders-
hip Program for health care pro-
fessionals. She sits on the Alum-
nae Board of Mujeres de HACE,
which offers professional deve-
lopment for mid-management
to executive-level Latina leaders.
Originally from Michigan,
Urbina-Loza has lived in the Chi-
cago area for more than 20 years.
She earned a bachelor's degree
in sociology from the Universi-
ty of Michigan, specializing in
health, aging and population,
social welfare, social inequality
and international social change.
She also earned an MBA in health
care administration from Con-
cordia University. Urbina-Loza
graduated with honors while
completing an internship at Rush
Hospital in Oak Park as a Quality
Management Specialist, where
she focused on improving patient
care and staff performance based
on patient safety data.
Christina
Urbina-Loza
A leader
in women's
health care
"G
oal-setting, persistence
and resilience are on-going
actions one must perform. Also
knowing, none of us succeed
on our own – seek partnerships
through mentorships and
sponsorships to help strategize
your path to success."
Christina Urbina-Loza
