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Health Plus Lends Support at Grand Opening Ceremony of Jacobi Hospital

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Bronx, NY - March 25, 2005 — dignitaries, doctors, patients, community leaders, and healthcare specialists gathered at 1400 Pelham Parkway South to celebrate the grand opening of the new Jacobi Medical Center, with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presiding at the event.

Representatives from managed care organization Heath Plus were amongst those in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony, which was followed by a reception and tours of the enhanced facility.

“Health Plus is delighted to attend this grand opening,” says Bronx Regional Marketing Manager for Health Plus, David Medina. “We are always eager to support initiatives, like this, that strengthen the health and wellbeing of our communities.”


David Medina, Edwin-Mendez-Santiago, Commissioner, NYC Dept of the Aging, Dr. Benjamin K. Chu, Kaiser Permanente, Robert Sidlow, M.D. Jacobi Medical Center; Josephine Bolus, R.N., Board Member, Health & Hospitals Corporation, Saman Mey-Yin, and Tiffany Ri

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.