UnitedHealthcare Invests $9 Million to Help Improve Quality of Care & Patient Services at 21 Golden Valley Health Center Loca...
September 20 2018 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
- Funding provides critical resources
for new construction and renovation projects in Merced, Stanislaus
and San Joaquin counties
- Investment part of
UnitedHealthcare’s California Health Care Investment Program, a
more than $400 million-dollar program to improve health care access
for underserved communities statewide
UnitedHealthcare has invested $9 million to help enhance the
quality of care and patient services at 21 health centers operated
by Golden Valley Health Centers in Merced, Stanislaus and San
Joaquin counties.
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Dr. Eduardo Villarama performs a podiatry
exam for one of his patients at Golden Valley Health Centers in
Merced. A remodeling and expansion project underway will improve
the quality of care and patient services at 21 Golden Valley Health
Center locations in the Central Valley funded, in part, by
UnitedHealthcare's $9 million investment (Photo: John Miller
Photography).
UnitedHealthcare purchased $9 million in tax-exempt revenue
bonds, working together with other funding partners, to combine
resources to fund new health center construction and renovate
existing clinics.
“We appreciate UnitedHealthcare’s investment in supporting the
building of new health care centers and improvements to existing
clinics throughout the Central Valley,” said Tony Weber, CEO,
Golden Valley Health Centers. “These investments, combined with the
support from other partners, will help improve access to care and
services for individuals and families throughout the communities
served by Golden Valley Health Centers.”
UnitedHealthcare’s investment is part of multiple projects that
Golden Valley Health Centers will implement with the support of
multiple funding partners to help expand and enhance patient care
at the following community clinics:
Merced County: Merced Northview in Merced; Stefani Health
Center in Atwater; Merced Suites in Merced; South Merced Admin in
Merced; Los Banos Medical in Los Banos; Los Banos Dental in Los
Banos; and LeGrand Dental in LeGrand.
Stanislaus County: Turlock Colorado in Turlock; Florida
Suites in Modesto; Patterson Medical/Dental in Patterson; Newman
Medical/Dental in Newman; Planada Medical/Dental in Planada; Ceres
East Dental/Medical in Ceres; Hanshaw Dental in Modesto; Empire
Dental in Empire; and Corner of Hope in Modesto.
San Joaquin County: Manteca’s second clinic, which will
include services such as dental, behavioral health and health
education.
“UnitedHealthcare is committed to supporting organizations that
work to ensure Californians have access to quality care,
particularly those providing care in underserved areas,” said Rob
Falkenberg, CEO and president of UnitedHealthcare of California.
“By investing in Golden Valley Health Centers we can help enhance
their clinics, services and quality of care that will benefit many
families and patients in the region for years to come.”
UnitedHealthcare provided the $9 million in funding through its
California Health Care Investment Program, which supports health
care organizations that provide services to underserved, low-income
and underinsured communities throughout the Golden State. The
investment program provides California health care entities access
to capital rates that are highly competitive with those of
conventional financing. Since 2007, the California Health Care
Investment Program has provided more than $400 million in total
capital to 56 health care organizations in California.
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people live healthier lives and making the health system work
better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health
benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated
health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of
the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified
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