STOCKTON — Dignity Health will provide advice and assistance to San Joaquin County in overseeing management of the day-to-day administration of San Joaquin General Hospital.

Dignity and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors this week have agreed to a Management Services Agreement (MSA) after a year of discussions and negotiations, both parties have agreed).   

About every 10 years the County evaluates relevant public health industry trends to determine if the County should establish a relationship with an external entity to improve the future viability of San Joaquin General Hospital.  In 2020, given the extraordinary situation with the pandemic and other external industry indicators, the County decided that exploration of an agreement was warranted.

“The ongoing pandemic has underscored the future vulnerability of a stand-alone public hospital with limited payer sources.  It would be irresponsible for the County not to consider an agreement with a strong regional health system,” said San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair Chuck Winn.  “A management relationship with Dignity Health would help San Joaquin General Hospital better meet its obligations financially, provide continued quality health care, conduct its operations more efficiently, and expand services for its residents.  This will help ensure San Joaquin County residents can access essential services well into the future.”

Established in 1857, San Joaquin General Hospital (SJGH) and its related clinics together form the basis for the County’s safety-net health care system with 65 percent of its patients utilizing Medicare or Medi-Cal.  Additionally, SJGH provides the County with critical health care services as a level-II trauma center and a graduate medical education program that seeks to encourage graduates to continue to stay and serve County residents. 

With hospitals, clinics, urgent care, and home health in Arizona, California, and Nevada, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved.  Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and serving the common good. 

STOCKTON — Dignity Health will provide advice and assistance to San Joaquin County in overseeing management of the day-to-day administration of San Joaquin General Hospital.

Dignity and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors this week have agreed to a Management Services Agreement (MSA) after a year of discussions and negotiations, both parties have agreed).   

About every 10 years the County evaluates relevant public health industry trends to determine if the County should establish a relationship with an external entity to improve the future viability of San Joaquin General Hospital.  In 2020, given the extraordinary situation with the pandemic and other external industry indicators, the County decided that exploration of an agreement was warranted.

“The ongoing pandemic has underscored the future vulnerability of a stand-alone public hospital with limited payer sources.  It would be irresponsible for the County not to consider an agreement with a strong regional health system,” said San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair Chuck Winn.  “A management relationship with Dignity Health would help San Joaquin General Hospital better meet its obligations financially, provide continued quality health care, conduct its operations more efficiently, and expand services for its residents.  This will help ensure San Joaquin County residents can access essential services well into the future.”

Established in 1857, San Joaquin General Hospital (SJGH) and its related clinics together form the basis for the County’s safety-net health care system with 65 percent of its patients utilizing Medicare or Medi-Cal.  Additionally, SJGH provides the County with critical health care services as a level-II trauma center and a graduate medical education program that seeks to encourage graduates to continue to stay and serve County residents. 

With hospitals, clinics, urgent care, and home health in Arizona, California, and Nevada, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved.  Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and serving the common good. 

STOCKTON — Dignity Health will provide advice and assistance to San Joaquin County in overseeing management of the day-to-day administration of San Joaquin General Hospital.

Dignity and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors this week have agreed to a Management Services Agreement (MSA) after a year of discussions and negotiations, both parties have agreed).   

About every 10 years the County evaluates relevant public health industry trends to determine if the County should establish a relationship with an external entity to improve the future viability of San Joaquin General Hospital.  In 2020, given the extraordinary situation with the pandemic and other external industry indicators, the County decided that exploration of an agreement was warranted.

“The ongoing pandemic has underscored the future vulnerability of a stand-alone public hospital with limited payer sources.  It would be irresponsible for the County not to consider an agreement with a strong regional health system,” said San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair Chuck Winn.  “A management relationship with Dignity Health would help San Joaquin General Hospital better meet its obligations financially, provide continued quality health care, conduct its operations more efficiently, and expand services for its residents.  This will help ensure San Joaquin County residents can access essential services well into the future.”

Established in 1857, San Joaquin General Hospital (SJGH) and its related clinics together form the basis for the County’s safety-net health care system with 65 percent of its patients utilizing Medicare or Medi-Cal.  Additionally, SJGH provides the County with critical health care services as a level-II trauma center and a graduate medical education program that seeks to encourage graduates to continue to stay and serve County residents. 

With hospitals, clinics, urgent care, and home health in Arizona, California, and Nevada, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved.  Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and serving the common good.