ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TO MEET CRITICAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SHORTAGE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AltaMed Health Services Corporation, one of the nation's largest federally qualified community health centers, has pledged $15 million to help with the construction of the University of La Verne College of Health and Community Well-Being. The college, based in Ontario, California, is expected to help alleviate Southern California's critical shortage of quality trained and educated health care professionals. The investment by AltaMed will help provide a pipeline of qualified graduates to support the Inland Southern California region's growing health care needs.
- The college, based in Ontario, California, is expected to help alleviate Southern California's critical shortage of quality trained and educated health care professionals.
- The investment by AltaMed will help provide a pipeline of qualified graduates to support the Inland Southern California region's growing health care needs.
- "This investment will help train future generations of culturally competent health care leaders who can address the root causes of the negative impacts of the social determinants of health and improve health outcomes," said AltaMed Health Services CEO and President, Cástulo de la Rocha.
- "For more than 50 years, AltaMed Health Services has been dedicated to improving access to care and eliminating health disparities in underserved communities," says de la Rocha.