Riverside County Eyes Alliances As Way Into Competitive Health Care Market
The county runs the public hospital in Moreno Valley plus a group of clinics, including one on Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, but it wants to expand its territory of influence.
The Desert Sun:
Riverside County Vying For Bigger Role In Valley Health
Riverside County health officials are looking for ways to play a larger role in the Coachella Valley's increasingly competitive health-care market, including a potential deal with the Desert Healthcare District as it looks to expand its territory of influence. Riverside University Health System CEO Zareh Sarrafian said Thursday that like the broader health-care industry, the county health system must work to control costs by building a larger network if it wants to remain viable. (Newkirk, 6/17)
In other news, county health departments are a good investment, a study finds —
Capital Public Radio:
County Health Departments Get Big Return On Investment, Study Says
A new study shows California county health departments experience a higher return on investment compared to other areas of medical care. County health departments saw a return on investment of $67.07 to $88.21 for every dollar spent on improving health outcomes between 2001 and 2009, according to the report from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. Timothy Brown, author of the study and health economist at UC Berkeley, says prevention of health problems has a higher return on investments. (Johnson, 6/17)