New OLE Health Facility Gets $6 Million Boost From Napa Valley Vintners

NAPA COUNTY, CA – The Napa Valley Vintners trade association has announced it will give $6 million toward building the new OLE Health medical facility in south Napa, with funds raised at the annual Auction Napa Valley.

OLE Health provides primary medical care for one in six Napa County residents and one in four local children from its nine area facilities, including the Napa Valley Vintners Community Health Center on Pear Tree Lane in Napa, supporters said.

The facility is expected to open in 2018 near the South Napa Century Center on Gasser Drive and will serve more than 15,000 patients annually, officials said.

“We want our investment to inspire others in the community to give generously to the new OLE Health South Napa Campus,” said Emma Swain, CEO of St. Supery Estate Vineyards & Winery and chair of the NVV board of directors. “Its services are critical to tens of thousands of Napa County residents. We challenge local residents to add their own contributions to help raise the remaining $3.6 million needed to build the facility. We hope our confidence in OLE Health is the endorsement others in Napa County need to support this important project.”

Donations can be made on the OLE Health Building Better Napa website:http://buildingbetternapa.org.

“We’re grateful to the Napa Valley Vintners for its generous support of OLE Health and for challenging the community to contribute to the new South Napa facility,” said Tanir Ami, CEO of OLE Health. “Demand for our services continues to increase as more people have access to health insurance and preventive care.”

The South Napa Campus will be a 30,000-square-foot medical facility offering programs and services in the areas of primary care, behavioral health, dental, optometry and nutrition.

OLE Health’s other area facilities, from American Canyon to Calistoga, will remain open and continue to serve local clients after the new health center is built.

“This expansion aims to address a real shortage in primary care access for Napa Valley residents, particularly those with public insurance,” said Ami. “We are currently the only primary care provider in Napa Valley actively accepting children enrolled in Medi-Cal, and the new facility will also address our ability to serve more of the region's vulnerable communities, including seniors, veterans and low-income households."

OLE Health charges for services on a sliding-fee scale, based on federal poverty guidelines.

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--Rendering courtesy of OLE Health