Kaiser Permanente Plans 3 New Facilities For Santa Cruz Area
All three locations will offer primary care and will facilitate telemedicine visits, while two will provide some specialty, laboratory, pharmacy and radiology services.
The San Francisco Business TImes:
Kaiser Permanente Is Coming To Santa Cruz, With Plans To Open 3 Medical Office Buildings
Kaiser Permanente plans to come to the Santa Cruz area, aiming to begin offering care from Jan. 1 at three locations. Pending regulatory approval, the Oakland-based healthcare provider said Tuesday it will begin offering commercial and Covered California coverage and care in the area. It plans to open three medical office buildings: in downtown Santa Cruz, at the Crossroads Center in Watsonville, and at the Granite Creek Business Center in Scotts Valley. (Parker, 4/19)
In other news —
The Bakersfield Californian:
Kern Health Systems No Longer Interested In City Land
After trying to come to terms for six months, Kern Health Systems has let Bakersfield officials know it is no longer interested in buying 5 ½ acres of city land downtown and building new offices for 350 employees there. (Douglas, 4/19)