Roseville Reaps The Benefits Of Becoming A Health Care Hub
Health care giants, such as Sutter, Dignity Health, Kaiser and Centene, have a large presence in the area -- and it's paying off for the counties with high job-growth rates.
Sacramento Bee:
Health Care Giants Are Racing To Roseville. Here’s What It Means For Patients – And The Region’s Economy
Roseville leaders are eagerly anticipating the addition of about 1,200 jobs, added growth and economic opportunity stemming from three expansions at Kaiser Permanente, Adventist Health and Sutter Health over the next several years. ...In the third quarter of 2017, more than 25,000 residents of Placer County worked in the fields of health care and social assistance, up 37 percent from 2012, according to California's Employment Development Department. (Browning, 6/30)
In other news from across the state —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Seven San Diego Defendants Charged As A Result Of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Seven people, including a physician and two chiropractors, have been charged in San Diego federal court as part of a nationwide health care fraud investigation that identified more than $2 billion in false billings, prosecutors said. The San Diego defendants are among more than 600 people charged across the United States, many of whom are doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals. (Littlefield, 6/30)
Ventura County Star:
Natren Probiotics Unveils New Thousand Oaks Plant
Natren Probiotics recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 3105 Willow Lane in Thousand Oaks. The company was established in 1982 by developmental scientist Natasha Trenev and husband, Yordan Trenev, introducing probiotics as a dietary supplement category. The newly enlarged 36,000-square-foot plant, more than six years in planning, will serve as the exclusive manufacturing home for Natren’s probiotics, providing the company’s acclaimed proprietary full-culture and freeze-drying procedure. (6/29)
San Francisco Chronicle:
La Taqueria Workers’ Risky Complaints Over Unpaid Overtime, Health Care Bring Reforms
Owner Miguel Jara, 75, has often spoken to the media about how much he values his workers, several of whom have cooked at La Taqueria for more than a quarter-century. Yet in November, San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and the California Labor Commissioner fined La Taqueria for numerous labor violations, including unpaid overtime, sick pay and health care costs. (Kauffman, 6/30)
Ventura County Star:
Pleasant Valley Lions Donate $15,000 To St. John’s Healthcare Foundation
At its June 12 meeting, the Pleasant Valley Lions Club presented a check for $15,000 to the St. John’s Healthcare Foundation. The donation will provide new medical equipment in conjunction with renovations underway at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. The St. John’s Foundation works to raise money for needed medical services and equipment, both in Camarillo and for St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. The donation from the Lions Club will go to the neonatal intensive care unit to provide better vision health for the smallest patients. (6/29)