Health Care Agreement Aims To Serve More Of Elsinore, Wildomar

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — The parent company of three Southwest Riverside County acute care hospitals announced Monday it has formed a strategic alignment with Riverside Medical Clinic in an effort to expand services to patients across the region.

The agreement between Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) and RMC will bring together thousands of health care professionals. In Southern California, UHS operates five acute care hospitals with 800-plus beds and more than 5,000 employees: Corona Regional Medical Center, Southwest Healthcare System (Murrieta's Rancho Springs Medical Center and Wildomar's Inland Valley Medical Center), Temecula Valley Hospital and Palmdale Regional Medical Center. UHS also operates multiple urgent care centers, behavioral health hospitals and a physician network.

“Expanding our network in Southern California through this collaboration with RMC supports our overarching strategy of delivering care across an integrated continuum,” said Marvin Pember, executive vice president and president of UHS's Acute Care Division. “From primary care, specialty care, ambulatory surgery centers and urgent care to hospital-based care, we are building integrated delivery systems in key markets, providing high-quality emergent, elective and preventative care across multiple, convenient access points.”

RMC is a multi-specialty practice that employs more than 180 physicians and providers in seven offices — Murrieta, Eastvale, Jurupa, Temescal Valley and Riverside. RMC also operates a Management Services Organization, employing more than 800 team members. RMC has served the community for more than 85 years, officials said.

“RMC is excited about our opportunity to align with UHS of Southern California,” said Ravi Berry, M.D., CEO of RMC. “Our breadth and depth of experience in outpatient services complement the existing capabilities of UHS facilities across the region and allow for future growth for RMC across Southern California.”

UHS's group vice president of the Southern California region Brad Neet called the alignment "a great complement" to UHS's hospitals and ambulatory services in Southern California.