Community Reactions to Plymouth Health’s Intent to Purchase Alvarado Hospital
Dianne Jacob, San Diego County Supervisor, District 2: "This is great news for San Diego and the 900,000 people depending on Alvarado's care. The emergency room service is critical to meeting the community’s healthcare needs, as are the medical center’s comprehensive rehabilitation program and its nationally acclaimed cardiac program. I applaud Tenet’s decision and I look forward to working with the Salimpours to ensure the continued availability of the highest quality medical care for our county’s residents."
Dr. Michael L. Butera, Chief of Medical Staff, Alvarado Hospital: "As the chief of staff representing the medical staff at Alvarado Hospital, I am pleased that Plymouth Health has agreed to purchase Alvarado and continue operating it as an acute care facility. Regardless of the owners, the physicians have continued to strive to provide high-quality care to the patients at Alvarado. The medical staff is enthusiastically looking forward to working with Drs. Pejman and Pedram Salimpour. We’re encouraged that they appreciate the value of a hospital like Alvarado and we will work with them to continue to serve its patients and the surrounding community."
C. Duane Dauner, President and CEO, California Hospital Association: "The California Hospital Association applauds Tenet Health’s selection of Plymouth Health for the acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center. This acquisition, which keeps Alvarado and its emergency room open, is good news for San Diego and for California’s hospital sector. Dr. Pedram Salimpour and Dr. Pejman Salimpour, whom I have known for several years, have excellent reputations, and their emphasis on quality care will be an excellent match for Alvarado’s medical staff, which has earned a well-deserved reputation for medical excellence over the last three decades."
Jill Furillo, Southern California Director, California Nurses Association: "Our number-one concern is patient care, and these doctors, Pedram and Pejman Salimpour, have a history of working hand-in-hand with nurses and respecting their professional judgment. The Salimpours’ acquisition of Alvarado Hospital gives us an opportunity to have doctors with an impeccable record working with a professional nursing staff to deliver a level of patient care that has never been done before in San Diego. Nurses will have a real voice in patient care at Alvarado."
Dr. Jack Lewin, CEO, California Medical Association: "I am delighted to learn that the Salimpour group will soon be managing San Diego’s Alvarado Hospital. CMA has had a very positive working relationship with Dr. Pejman Salimpour on various issues, and I have the highest regard for his integrity and capability. This is certainly good news for Alvarado and the physicians and patients who rely on this vital institution."
Dr. Theodore Mazer, President, San Diego County Medical Association: "Every physician, healthcare worker and patient concerned about access to healthcare services should welcome Plymouth Health to San Diego County. The doctors serving Alvarado worked hard to ensure that the new owners of Alvarado Hospital would be dedicated to the community’s needs and to partnering with the medical staff, as the Salimpours have demonstrated. The acquisition of the hospital ends a long period of uncertainty and marks a new era for Alvarado, which we believe will enable the dedicated and talented medical staff and hospital team to achieve unprecedented excellence in meeting the needs of our patients and restoring Alvarado to its pre-eminent position in San Diego."