MemorialCare Medical Group Expands Health Services in Long Beach and Fountain Valley

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – MemorialCare Medical Group, a member of MemorialCare Health System with locations in Orange County and the Greater Long Beach area, has announced its opening of two new office locations in Fountain Valley and Long Beach. Patients have access to comprehensive prenatal and gynecological care including well-woman care, reproductive, maternity, minimally-invasive surgery, menopause and other age-related issues, as well as family and internal medicine and pediatrics.

The Fountain Valley office is housed at the new Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center Health & Wellness Pavilion, located at 18035 Brookhurst Street, Suite 2100. The office is staffed with 15 health care providers including board certified OB/GYNs, certified nurse midwives, and board certified primary care physicians specializing in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics, with specialty care available in the Spring.

Laboratory, digital x-ray, ultrasound, non-stress test services and retail pharmacy services will be available on-site for patient convenience. Guests will also have access to the Wellness Resource Center where community members can obtain valuable wellness resources and information. Expecting mothers will deliver at Orange Coast Memorial where the nursing staff is Magnet recognized, and labor and delivery rooms as well as a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are available.

The Long Beach-Douglas Park office is located at 3828 Schaufele Ave, Suite 200. The office is staffed with four health care providers including board certified obstetrics/gynecologists, and a primary care physician. Additional primary care physicans will be available at the office this Summer.

Patients have access to MemorialCare Imaging Center (for advanced imaging studies) and MemorialCare Surgery Center within the complex. Expecting mothers can deliver their babies at nearby Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach where a Level III NICU is located onsite.

“For these growing communities, we recognize the importance and need to ensure our patients have access to a comprehensive range of health services right in their own backyard,” explains Mark Schafer, MD, CEO of MemorialCare Medical Foundation. “Our goal is to enhance the patient experience for women and their families by offering them innovative healthcare services in an environment that is conducive to positive outcomes for women, expecting mothers, and their babies.”

MemorialCare Medical Group accepts most major HMO, PPO, EPO, POS and some Covered California plans, as well as Medicare, Tricare, Medicare Advantage and Supplemental plans. New patients are now being accepted. The offices are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offer free parking and valet parking at the Fountain Valley location.

For more information about MemorialCare Medical Group’s two new health centers, Women’s Health Services or to request an appointment, please visit www.memorialcare.org/obgyn.

About MemorialCare Medical Group

MemorialCare Medical Group, an affiliate of MemorialCare Health System, is comprised of nearly 300 physicians specializing in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, select specialists, surgeons and urgent care. Caring for patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group has locations in Orange County and the Greater Long Beach area. Year after year, MemorialCare Medical Group has been honored as one of the Top Performing Medical Groups in California by Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) and has been designated as “Elite” Status by the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG). For more information, please visit memorialcare.org/medicalgroup or call 1-866-276-DOCS

About MemorialCare Health System

MemorialCare Health System, a nonprofit Southern California integrated delivery system and pioneer in evidence-based medicine, has 200 care sites, 11,500 employees, 2,600 affiliated physicians; six hospitals—Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach, Community Hospital Long Beach, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills; MemorialCare Medical Group; Greater Newport Physicians (GNP); Seaside Health Plan; ambulatory surgery centers; and imaging, outpatient and urgent care facilities. For more information, please visit memorialcare.org