UnitedHealth Group Invests $5 Million in Mendocino Coast District Hospital to Enhance Access to Health Care Services in Mendocino County
Fort Bragg, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2009) – Mendocino Coast
District Hospital received $5 million in capital from UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH) to help the organization deliver quality health care
services to Fort Bragg-area residents and rural communities in
Mendocino County.
The $5 million purchase of Mendocino Coast District Hospital’s
tax-exempt general obligation bonds is part of UnitedHealth Group’s
California Health Care Investment Program, a 20-year, $200 million
commitment to provide access to capital for health care entities
providing services to underserved, low-income and underinsured
communities and populations throughout the Golden State.
Proceeds from the bonds will be used to construct and equip and
8,000-square-foot diagnostic-imaging facility, which will include
separate rooms for CT-scans, MRIs, Radio-Fluoroscopy, X-rays,
ultrasounds, and digital mammography; as well as spaces for
administrative offices, and waiting-room and patient areas.
Mendocino Coast District Hospital serves the rural communities of
Mendocino County, offering comprehensive medical/surgical services and
providing facilities for many specialty practices. The 25-bed acute
care hospital is fully licensed by the Department of Health Services
and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations. In addition, Mendocino Coast District Hospital is a
member of the American Hospital Association, the Association of
California Hospital Districts and the California Hospital Association.
“We are grateful to UnitedHealth Group for helping enable us to
continue our efforts to provide quality care and plan for continuous
improvement as we look to enhance facilities and services for our
community,” said Raymond Hino, CEO of Mendocino Coast District Hospital.
“UnitedHealth Group is committed to investing in California’s health
care infrastructure to help ensure that all Californians have access to
quality care. We are pleased to be able to help Mendocino Coast
District Hospital meet its community’s health care needs, and we
believe it is essential that Mendocino County residents continue to
have this important health care resource in their community,” said
Steve Nelson, CEO, Western Region of UnitedHealthcare.
UnitedHealth Group offers health benefits, including commercial and
Medicare health plans, to more than 2.8 million Californians, and
partners with about 50,000 physicians across the state.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company
dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in
Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of
products and services through six operating businesses:
UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, OptumHealth, Ingenix, and
Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth
Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide.
