Recognizing the impact of nutrition on a healthy community, John Muir Health is making a holiday contribution of $35,000 to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
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John Muir Health and Stanford Children's Health are continuing to expand access to children's specialty care services in Contra Costa County through an innovative partnership launched just a few years ago.
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BayHealth, a UCSF Health/John Muir Health joint venture company, has signed a 96,000 sq. ft. lease, within which it plans to open a new outpatient center in Berkeley to serve patients in the Foundry 31 building at 3100 San Pablo Ave. The new facility is expected to open in early 2018.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the 2015 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that show physicians, hospitals and health care providers participating in Accountable Care Organizations continue to make significant improvements in the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, while achieving cost savings.
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John Muir Health and The Ultimate Sports Association (USA), which manages The Ultimate Fieldhouse, a 40,000 square foot youth sports facility in Walnut Creek, have launched a long-term partnership to promote health, wellness and fitness among Bay Area youth.
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Canopy Health, the Bay Area-wide health care network being developed by UCSF Health, John Muir Health and three physician groups, has received its Knox-Keene license to operate in seven Bay Area counties. It also has built out its management team, naming Meg Durbin, MD, as chief medical officer and Patrick Caster as chief financial officer.
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John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Ranks in Top 50 nationally for Gynecology, its tenth consecutive year with a nationally ranked service. John Muir Health’s Concord and Walnut Creek medical centers ranked in Top 4 overall in San Francisco/Oakland area and Top 15 in the state.
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The Bay Area Accountable Care Network, which was established last year by UCSF Health and John Muir Health, has changed its name to Canopy Health and brought on new hospitals and physician groups as it builds its network throughout the Bay Area.
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For the sixth consecutive year, John Muir Health's Physician Network achieved the highest possible "elite" ranking in CAPG's annual Standards of Excellence™ survey.
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John Muir Health announced today the donation of $10,000 to local high schools across Contra Costa County. The funds will support programs and services related to the schools’ 2016 “Safe and Sober Grad Night” celebrations, which are held to honor the graduating senior class in a safe environment.
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Humana Medicare Advantage members in Contra Costa County now have access to value-based care, thanks to a partnership between John Muir Health and health and well-being leader Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). The arrangement is designed to offer a more proactive and wellness-focused health care experience for Humana’s Medicare Advantage members.
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John Muir Health, a nationally recognized not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco, has been recognized as a “<a href="http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/healthcare-equality-index" target="_blank">Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality</a>” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
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Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group, East Bay Cardiology Medical Group, and Christopher Swan, M.D., are joining John Muir Health’s medical foundation. They bring to 23 the number of cardiologists who have joined the foundation since 2013. John Muir Health's Physician Network, which consists of the John Muir Medical Group and Muir Medical Group, IPA, currently provides services to patients through more than 1,000 independent and foundation-based physicians.
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