FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
August 23, 2011 John S. Alexander, CEO
Jalexander@livingstonmedical.org
(209)394-7913
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION AWARDS LIVINGSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES $25,000 TO HELP RESIDENTS IN NEED
Foundation calls Livingston Community Health Services “a vital part of California’s safety net”
Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) today announced that it was awarding Livingston Community Health Services $25,000 in general operating support to help provide needed care to uninsured residents in Livingston and the surrounding communities. . The grant is part of the Foundation’s efforts aimed at strengthening the statewide network of community clinics and health centers and helping them provide high quality health care to millions of vulnerable Californians.
“Livingston Community Health Services is a vital part of California’s safety net,” said Peter Long, Ph.D., president and CEO of BSCF. “The struggling economy and cuts to key public services have made community clinics more important than ever before.”
More than 200 licensed community, free, and tribal clinics provide health services to California’s most vulnerable populations at over 800 sites throughout the state. These clinics provide services to nearly 3 million patients each year, many of whom are uninsured or underinsured. Since 2003, the Foundation has invested more than $52 million in clinics statewide.
John S. Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of Livingston Community Health Services, said “We are pleased to recognize Blue Shield of California Foundation as a long term partner and collaborator. This financial commitment will help us to provide additional, high-quality care to those in need“.
Blue Shield of California Foundation (www.blueshieldcafoundation.org.) is one of the state’s largest healthcare grantmaking organizations. The Foundation was formed by Blue Shield of California, a not-for-profit corporation with more than 3.4 million members, 4,800 employees, and 20 offices throughout California.
Livingston Community Health Services, Inc. (www.livingstonmedical.org) has been providing comprehensive primary and preventive health care services to the communities of Livingston, Cressey, Ballico, Delhi, Hilmar and surrounding communities at its facility on 1140 Main Street (Livingston Medical Group) for more than 40 years. A second facility, Hilmar Community Health Center, will be opening at 7970 Lander Avenue this fall.
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