San Francisco Health Plan Adds Seton Medical Center to its Medi-Cal Provider Network

SAN FRANCISCO, /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), a community managed care health plan serving over 140,000 San Francisco residents, announced today its partnership with Seton Medical Group.

Seton Medical Center is located in Daly City, which also includes Seton Coastside, located in Moss Beach.

The addition of both facilities includes 357 licensed hospital beds, including 155 skilled nursing beds and 44 sub-acute beds along with a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient programs and services.

"This is a very exciting partnership for us. It combines Seton's long history of providing quality care with our mission of improving the health of our members throughout the diverse San Francisco communities," said John F. Grgurina, Jr., CEO of San Francisco Health Plan. "This strategic addition allows us to expand our services and reach our members into the greater bay area."

San Francisco Health Plan is an NCQA Accredited Medi-Cal health plan providing affordable health coverage to over 140,000 low and moderate-income families residing in San Francisco.

Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside has a long tradition and deep commitment to providing quality care to the communities they serve.

"Establishing a relationship with Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside allows us to keep our promise to give our members access to a broad and diverse range of services to improve their health." said Jim Glauber, MD, MPH, and Chief Medical Officer of San Francisco Health Plan.

Launched in 1997, SFHP provides health care to over 140,000 members across three lines of business. Combined with Healthy San Francisco, the City's non-insurance health care access program, SFHP provides services to over 160,000 residents, or over 19% of the City's population, which is one in six San Francisco residents.

About San Francisco Health Plan
San Francisco Health Plan, a licensed community health plan providing affordable health coverage to over 140,000 low and moderate-income families residing in San Francisco. Designed for and by the residents it serves—many of whom would not be able to obtain health care for themselves or their families—SFHP members have access to a full spectrum of medical services including preventive care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, family planning, and substance abuse programs. SFHP's mission is to improve health outcomes of the diverse San Francisco communities through its successful partnerships. SFHP's Medicaid (Medi-Cal) line of business has earned "Accredited" status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). SFHP is also the third party administrator for the nationally recognized Healthy San Francisco program. For more information on SFHP, visit www.sfhp.org,

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SOURCE San Francisco Health Plan