Brawley, Calif.-based Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo received
$3,925,000 in capital from UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its
PacifiCare of California subsidiary to further the clinic’s
efforts in delivering quality, affordable health care services to rural
communities in California.
The $3,925,000 in capital is part of UnitedHealth Group’s
California Health Care Investment Program, a twenty-year, $200 million
commitment to provide access to capital financing for health care
entities providing services to underserved, low-income and underinsured
communities and/or populations throughout the Golden State.
Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, Inc., is a private, nonprofit corporation
providing an array of primary-care services to residents throughout
Imperial and Riverside counties. Established in 1970, Clinicas De Salud
Del Pueblo has expanded from two original clinics to nine clinics, three
dental centers and three Women, Infant and Children centers.
“At Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, we are
committed to ensuring that all individuals, regardless of race, color,
national origin, age, sex, religion or physical disability, or their
financial situation, have access to comprehensive primary and preventive
health care,” said Yvonne Bell, CEO of
Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo. “We thank
UnitedHealth Group for helping enable us to maintain that commitment.”
“UnitedHealth Group is committed to investing
in a healthier California,” said David Hansen,
CEO, Pacific Region of UnitedHealthcare. “We
do this by offering products and services that address affordability,
access and quality needs for all Californians, and by supporting
community health organizations that will help improve the health care
delivery system for everyone, especially underserved populations.”
As part of a separate grant program, UnitedHealth Group and its
PacifiCare of California subsidiary recently awarded more than $6
million to 15 community-based nonprofit organizations statewide that are
dedicated to improving health care services through enhanced health care
technology opportunities, and driving preventive health and coordinated
care initiatives. Also, University of California Riverside and
University of California Merced received a $10 million grant for the
creation of medical and health science education programs at the two
campuses, and for hiring of administrative, teaching and support staff
needed to establish course work and classes for the programs.
UnitedHealth Group offers health benefits, including commercial and
Medicare health plans to more than 3 million Californians, and partners
with about 50,000 physicians across the state.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company
dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in
Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of
products and services through seven operating businesses:
UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, Uniprise, OptumHealth, Ingenix,
and Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses,
UnitedHealth Group serves approximately 70 million individuals
nationwide.
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