March 2017

March 2017
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
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UHS Recognized Again by Fortune Magazine
UHS owns 4 of our regional hospitals,
Corona Regional, Inland Valley
Medical Center, Rancho Springs and
Temecula Valley Hospital. They also own
Palmdale Regional.
I want to share news that reflects well
on our company and the work that you
do. We have just been informed that Fortune
Magazine will once again include
UHS among its “World’s Most Admired
Companies” in next month’s issue.
Let me offer some perspective about
why this is significant. This is not simply
a view of our company based on what a
few editors and reporters think. Instead,
surveys are sent to more than 15,000
senior executives, outside corporate
directors and industry analysts who are
asked to rank companies based on nine
attributes. Overall corporate reputation
is an average of the attribute scores. In
the category of “Health Care: Medical
Facilities,” we ranked in first place for
Innovation, Financial Soundness and
Michelle’s Place Partners with IEHP for Patient
Navigation Services
Michelle’s Place is pleased to announce
the recent partnership with Inland
Empire Health Plan (IEHP) to further
provide support for patient navigation
services to individuals impacted by breast
cancer over the next three years.
Since its inception in
1990, patient navigation
has evolved as a strategy
to improve outcome in
vulnerable populations
by eliminating barriers
to timely diagnosis and
treatment of cancer and
other chronic diseases.
The health care industry
and community-based organizations
are initiating
patient navigation programs
- to help patients, on
a personal level, navigate
their diagnosis for the best
possible outcome.
Michelle’s Place is a full-service
breast cancer resource center providing
free resources to women and families
impacted by breast cancer, including
patient navigation services. The need
for navigation services has far exceeded
expectations when the program was first
implemented at Michelle’s Place over a
decade ago. Now with the support from
the largest healthcare provider in the
Inland Empire (IEHP), Michelle’s Place
can provide further assistance to individuals
to help remove the obstacles patients
can encounter in accessing or receiving
breast cancer treatment.
“Michelle’s Place is thrilled to
have joined IEHP to provide patient
navigation services to women and their
families in the Inland Empire,” said Kim
Global Competitiveness, and second
overall among all companies in the
category.
Thirty-eight years ago, my hope was
to build a company that would make a
difference in the lives of the people we
serve. It is very gratifying that once again
this year UHS has been recognized by
Fortune as a “World’s Most Admired
Company.” This is just one recent metric
that recognizes UHS as a leader, and
there are many others. I view this recognition
as a reflection on you and the
other dedicated people throughout our
company who make it their mission every
day to put patients first while delivering
high quality healthcare. These are the two
cornerstones of UHS, but these cornerstones
are made real by the dedication of
our 77,000 coworkers.
Thank you for the work that you do
that has resulted in this exceptional recognition.
Alan B. Miller
Goodnough, Executive Director of Michelle’s
Place. “IEHP’s commitment to
their members and care and concern for
their well-being demonstrates the kind of
organization that Michelle’s Place wants
to partner with. We look forward to
working with their team.“
Michelle’s Place and
IEHP are committed to providing
patient navigation
positions to help patients
traverse the often-confusing
medical system and
overwhelming diagnosis.
Navigation programs have
proven to increase patient
participation in cancer
screening and adherence
to diagnostic follow-up
care after the detection of
an abnormality, therefore
improving the quality of
health care among patients
served.
IEHP, Inland Empire Health Plan, is
a not-for-profit Medi-Cal and Medicare
health plan located in Rancho Cucamonga,
California. With a network of over
5,000 providers and more than 1,800
employees, IEHP serves nearly 1.25
million residents in Riverside and San
Bernardino counties who are enrolled
in Medi-Cal or Cal MediConnect Plan
(Medicare). Through a dynamic partnership
with providers, award-winning
service and innovative products, IEHP
is fully committed to providing members
with quality, accessible and wellness
based healthcare services. www.iehp.org.
For more information about Michelle’s
Place visit www.michellesplace.
org.
Splash into Spring with Us!
Ever wonder where the water goes
after you wash your hands or flush the
toilet? Find out on a behind-the-scenes
tour of EVMWD’s sewage treatment
plant at the upcoming Splash into
Spring Community Water Festival!
The annual event on March 25th
will have numerous family friendly
activities, including conservation
demonstrations, water-smart landscape
ideas, irrigation information, hands-on
displays of trucks and equipment, giveaways,
refreshments and a visit from
Elsinore Eddie!
Visitors can learn about water industry
jobs from EVMWD staff demonstrations
and interactive displays. Some
of the activities include fixing a leaky
water main, performing a valve exercise,
cleaning up a polluted watershed
and exploring pipes with robotics and
video cameras. A crowd favorite is
the sewer treatment plant tour, where
visitors see first-hand how waste water
becomes recycled water, which is used
for irrigation.
EVMWD maintains more than 700
miles of pipes that take water to and
from the plant, which treats more than
5.5 million gallons of sewer water per
day. That’s more than eight times as
much water as you would find in one
Olympic size swimming pool!
evmwd.com/splash
Elsinore Eddie will be joined by
Thunder Dog, mascot for the Lake Elsinore
Storm Baseball, and Bessie the
Bass, who represents the Lake Elsinore
and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority.
Other highlights:
What: Free family water conservation
event with tours, truck and
equipment displays, landscape ideas,
children’s activities and giveaways
When: March 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: EVMWD Headquarters,
31315 Chaney St., Lake Elsinore
Information: 951-674-3146 or
evmwd.com/splash
• Tours of EVMWD’s water-efficient
gardens
• Free hose nozzles or shower heads
for EVMWD customers
• Expert advice from Master Gardeners,
local nurseries, irrigation
specialists and home improvement
stores
• Lake Elsinore Sherriff and American
Medical Response emergency
vehicles for children to explore
• Visits from Discovery Cube and
Diamond Valley Lake officials
• Free refreshments
The best things your business can do are:
1. Appreciate your employees. They make your
dream possible.
2. Support local charities. They need your help, your
time, and your knowledge.