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Edinger Medical Group Honored with Excellence in Healthcare Award

Edinger Medical Group was recently honored as one of only ten medical groups throughout California with the Excellence in Healthcare Award

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Edinger Medical Group was recently honored as one of only ten medical groups throughout California with the Excellence in Healthcare Award. This achievement recognizes those medical groups that have succeeded in ensuring their patients receive high quality, evidence-based patient care.

Edinger Medical Group, a physician-owned practice that has cared for Orange County patients for over 50 years, has offices on the campus of Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley and additionally, in Huntington Beach. Edinger specializes in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine, and has been consistently recognized for its outstanding patient care and patient satisfaction.

“This is a tremendous honor and one that we’re quite proud of as it demonstrates our mission to provide outstanding care in Orange County,” said Matthew Boone, Chief Medical Officer at Edinger Medical Group. “For nearly five decades, we continue to remain steadfast in our goal to provide local patients high quality and compassionate medical care. We thank our patients for inspiring us every day and for their continued trust in our services.”

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To earn this recognition by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), physician medical groups, such as Edinger, must have exceptional performance in clinical quality, patient satisfaction, in addition to multiple other aspects of patient care. The IHA performance program evaluates approximately 35,000 physicians providing care in California.

“IHA’s Excellence in Healthcare Award recognizes physician organizations that deliver high-value healthcare,” said Jeffrey Rideout, MD, IHA president and CEO. IHA is a nonprofit statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability, and affordability of healthcare in California.

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“We want to congratulate Edinger Medical Group for being recognized by IHA for its Excellence in Healthcare and are proud to have them as part of our family of medical providers,” explained Marcia Manker, CEO at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. “For nearly two decades, we have worked together to deliver outstanding medical services to Orange County residents.”

About the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA)
IHA is a nonprofit statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability, and affordability of healthcare in California. The IHA performance program is one of the largest non-government physician incentive programs in the U.S. and includes ten health plans and over 200 physician organizations representing approximately 35,000 physicians providing care for 9 million members. For more information, please visit: www.IHA.org.

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