Peach Tree Health’s Patients Speak!
Peach completed a comprehensive patient satisfaction survey recently, and the feedback was amazing! See what our patients had to say now. Read more here.
Celebrating National Health Center Week
August 13 – 19, 2017
This week leaders at the local, state and national levels will join communities in celebration of National Health Center Week 2017. Their messages and visits to health centers will demonstrate that not only is it possible to move beyond the partisan ...
Healthcare Reform and Northern California Health Centers
In Sacramento County, the number of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) facilities increased from 10 to 29 facilities in the last eight years, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
The growth in FQHCs extended affordable and comprehensive care to a significant portion of ...
New Yuba City Health Center Up and Running
After two years of planning, funding, building and equipping, our newest community health center on Tharp Road in Yuba City is now the home of three Peach Tree clinics now under one roof. The hard work and strong effort to get this project completed was ...
Does Having Medi-Cal Coverage Decrease Emergency Room Utilization? The Magic 8-Ball says “Don’t Count On It”.
One of the positive outcomes anticipated with the expansion of Medi-Cal coverage under the ACA was a reduction in “unnecessary” emergency department visits. Hospitals are legally obligated to treat all patients that present in their emergency room, causing long wait times and financial losses due ...
Peach Tree Health CEO Urges Senator to Oppose Repeal of ACA and BCRA
June 26, 2017
RE: Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)
Dear Senator:
I write today on behalf of Peach Tree Health and the 31,000 patients we serve in the greater Sacramento
region of Northern California. We ask that you remain in strong opposition to any attempt to repeal the
Affordable Care ...
Yuba County Public Health to Host Community Health Forums
Health in Yuba County
Health is an important factor in any community. But what are the biggest issues faced by Yuba County residents? In a recent survey conducted 48.2% of community respondents felt illegal drug use was a top concern alongside homelessness (36.5%) and obesity (25.6%). ...
Peach Tree’s Happy Toothmobile featured in Appeal Democrat
By Leticia Guiterrez from Appeal Democrat: 6/19/17, Pg A2
“The thought of a trip to the dentist can be scary, but children’s smiles break out when the Happy Toothmobile shows up at a school in Yuba County.
“We’re like rock stars,” said Ronda Bowers, dental program coordinator with ...
First Diabetes Day Reveals Pressing Need for Eye Care
Diabetes has reached an epidemic level in California and it’s only growing worse. Amidst alarming rates of amputations and budget-busting treatment costs for families and taxpayers, The Anthem Blue Cross, California Optometric Association, California Primary Care Association, and Peach Tree Health have partnered to form ...
Memorial Day and Me
I still have vivid memories of the day I went to the Sonoma County Courthouse to register for the selective service. The invasion of Granada and the Falklands War were fresh on my mind, President Ronald Reagan was dealing with the Soviet Union’s nuclear missile tests ...