CHIA was founded through the efforts of employees and representatives of the following organizations:

• Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford
• Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland
• Community Health Network
• SF General Hospital
• Children's Hospital Oakland
• Asian Health Services Language Co-op, Oakland
• Kaiser Permanente of California
• Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
• California State Refugee Health Section
• Vista Community Clinic, Vista
• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
• San Francisco Department of Public Health
• California Pacific Medical Center
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles