Dignity Health and Partnership HealthPlan of California Reach Agreement on New Contract

June 2024 - Dignity Health and Partnership HealthPlan of California have finalized a new, multi-year contract. Effective June 1, 2024, Partnership members can now receive services from Dignity Health providers. 

Today’s announcement signals a renewed pledge from both Dignity Health and Partnership to work hand-in-hand to prioritize and address the unique health care needs of their members, especially those in underserved and vulnerable populations.

"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Partnership, an important step in fulfilling our Mission to care for the health of our communities," shares Julie J. Sprengel, California President, CommonSpirit Health. "As our communities expand, so do their health care needs. By investing in our hospitals, medical staff, and health programs, we ensure that our patients continue to have access to quality care from Dignity Health's trusted providers. Our patients, and Partnership members, expect and deserve nothing less." 

“Dignity Health has been an important part of Partnership’s robust network of quality health care providers serving our vulnerable population,” said Sonja Bjork, chief executive officer of Partnership HealthPlan of California. “The renewed agreement with Dignity Health, a member of CommonSpirit, reflects our shared goal of prioritizing patient care and marks a significant step forward to ensure our members receive the essential medical services they deserve without interruption.”  

Partnership members can now access Medi-Cal primary, specialty, and hospital care services from Dignity Health providers and facilities in Nevada, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Yolo counties.

Partnership members may call Member Services at (800) 863-4155 to ask questions specific to their care.

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About Dignity Health

Dignity Health is a multi-state nonprofit network of 10,000 physicians, more than 60,000 employees, 41 acute care hospitals, and 400-plus care-centers, including community hospitals, urgent care, surgery and imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and dedicated to serving the common good. For more information, please visit our website at www.DignityHealth.org.

About Partnership HealthPlan of California

Partnership is a community-based, safety-net health care organization that contracts with the state to administer Medi-Cal benefits. Partnership provides quality care to over 900,000 Medi-Cal members. Starting in Solano County in 1994, Partnership now serves 24 Northern California counties – Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. Learn more about Partnership at PartnershipHP.org.