Letter from the publisher.May 2005 Dear Readers: Health care companies and the thousands of people they employ are an important industry here in the greater San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. region. Local businesses want to offer quality health care benefits for more reasons than just to remain competitive vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for workers. San Fernando Valley firms know that offering quality health care benefits for their employees is good for the local community and the economy. Many local businesses advocate on behalf of broad health care reform. Some of the reform concerns include offering quality health care at affordable prices, greater access to care and ensuring that the community has enough quality health care practitioners. While businesses tackle these critical issues, they must delicately balance these issues with their own business profitability goals. Not an easy task. It was for all these reasons that we decided to publish this special magazine insert aptly titled, Health Care Solutions for Business. By publishing this magazine, we don't promise to provide all the answers and in some cases, we may pose more questions. But it is our intent to raise the critical health care issues beyond the health care industry to continue to foster the ongoing discussions toward reasonable solutions. Editor Jason Schaff and I would like to thank Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History for both their magazine sponsorship and for allowing us extensive access to their facility for photography. A special thank you to Brian Greene Brian Greene (born February 9, 1963), is a theoretical physicist and one of the best-known string theorists. Since 1996 he has been a professor at Columbia University. Biography Born in New York City, Greene was a prodigy in mathematics. and Dan Boyle Dan Boyle may refer to:
We also recognize Business Journal health care reporter Jonathan Colburn. Jonathan's insight and his ability to capture the critical issues in this industry has helped make this report, we feel, interesting and relevant. We hope this magazine helps move the agenda forward for much needed reform in the health care industry. Pegi Matsuda Publisher |
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