The Valley Health Team, based in San Joaquin, Calif., received
$2,325,000 in capital by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and its
PacifiCare of California subsidiary to further Valley Health’s
efforts in delivering quality, affordable health care services to rural
communities in California.
The $2,325,000 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.
The Valley Health Team was established in 1973 and delivers a
comprehensive range of outpatient services to the rural communities of
west Fresno County. With clinics in towns of San Joaquin and Kerman, the
Valley Health Team provides accessible, comprehensive, quality primary
care, dental, optometric and ancillary services in a culturally and
linguistically appropriate manner, irrespective of a patient’s
ability to pay.
“More than 70 percent of the people we serve
at our clinics are farm workers, many of whom face numerous challenges
accessing and affording quality health care. Our goal is to further
expand our efforts to provide needed medical treatment regardless of
cultural barriers or a patient’s ability to
pay,” said Soyla Griffin, CEO of The Valley
Health Team. “We thank UnitedHealth Group for
helping us continue meeting the vital health care needs of our
communities.”
“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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