Enki Health Services, Inc.

Mental Health CareCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees

Enki Health Services, Inc. (Enki) is a not-for-profit corporation providing mental health services across Los Angeles, East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. The Corporation’s administrative office is in El Monte, California.

The Corporation is organized so that each program has the authority and responsibility necessary for its own operation. This has proven very effective in providing autonomy so that each program is responsive to the unique cultural needs of the community being served, while the central office offers support and supervision to ensure quality assurance.

Enki was the Sumerian god of wisdom, fresh water, intelligence, mischief, healing, creation, fertility, and art. His intelligent magic often included trickery to benefit the good of the human race. Enki is portrayed as a loving and caring god who uses his wisdom to find the best solution in every situation.

Enki was especially symbolic to our founder, Dr. Albert Urmer (1929-2021), who had to flee persecution in Nazi Germany to the United States as a young child. Having experienced the sting of antisemitism early in life, Dr. Urmer traveled a path of kindness, compassion and service. Growing up in Missouri, he served his country in the Airforce as a young man. After his military service, he moved to Texas for graduate school. Once Dr. Urmer completed his doctorate in psychology, he moved to California to focus on mental health research, program consultation, and direct services in multiple counties in Central and Northern California, including developing the first psychiatric health facility in Cambria. In 1980 Dr. Urmer and his wife, Diane Urmer, gave form to the Enki myth by creating Enki Health Services, Inc. [originally known as Enki Health & Research Systems, Inc.]. His vision was to bring hope to the various Los Angeles communities that Enki serves. Like Enki the god, Dr. Urmer used his wisdom, intelligence, and compassion to nurture humanity through mental health services.

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