U.S. HealthWorks relocates.Valencia will have a new major employer when U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group-the largest provider of outpatient outpatient /out·pa·tient/ (-pa-shent) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed. out·pa·tient n. occupational health care services in the state and second-largest in the nation--officially opens its corporate headquarters there next month. U.S. HealthWorks already has its billing office in Valencia, where it employs around 200 people, and is in the process of relocating from Alpharetta, Ga. Corporate employees are scheduled to move into a separate headquarters building in late October. Despite the higher costs of doing business here, moving to California made sense for the company because the state is its biggest market and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is home to many of its 113 centers. It also didn't hurt that Chief Executive Daniel Crowley, who came on board in 2003 as part of a turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. effort, also lives here. The company last month added to its local operations by acquiring CenterPointe Medical Group in Gardena. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In addition to California, the company is focusing on Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Washington as growth areas. Nationwide, U.S. HealthWorks has 2,400 employees, including about 350 affiliated physicians who treat more than more than 10,000 patients each day. Its centers specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in early return-to-work programs, injury prevention and workplace wellness The workplace wellness program is offered by some employers as a combination of educational, organizational, and environmental activities designed to support behavior conducive to the health of employees in a business and their families. programs. |
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