Prem Reddy
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Dr. Prem Reddy (born 1948) is a cardiologist, philanthropist and a major owner of Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., which owns several hospitals in California in the United States.
Prem Reddy was born in a rural village in Southern India. He and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1976.
Reddy, holding an MD, FACC, and FCCP is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians. During his over two decades of practice, Dr. Reddy has performed more than 5,000 [1] cardiac procedures (such as coronary angiography and angioplasty, and permanent pacemaker implantations).
Business activity
Dr. Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group, in 1985, which later became PrimeCare International, Inc. He also founded and served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of PrimeRX.Com, Inc.
In 2001 Reddy founded Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., which currently owns and operates eight acute care hospitals in Southern California. The company is reportedly seeking to purchase more hospitals in the near future.
An important aspect of the Reddy intervention in his hospitals is the improvement of services in the emergency room, as he claims these are the entrances to his hospitals.
Alcohol
In a lawsuit won by two former nurses at the Desert Valley Hospital they claimed to have been improperly fired after they accused the hospital of inediaquote care and Reddy of working under the influence of alcohol. Reddy acknowledged having had an alcohol problem but said he never treated patients after drinking. [2]
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- Hospital Group Rejects System and Cashes In, LA Times, July 8, 2007
- Medical Maverick: Doctor Turned Hospital Owner Hopes, OC Register, October 19, 2006
- Awful memories: Many tributes in Victor Valley, Daily Press, September 12, 2006
- Million-Dollar Headache: Victor Valley Hospitals Spend Millions on Uninsured Patients, Daily Press, 6 June 2006
- $1m to Circle of Care Foundation.(Sherman Oaks Hospital's Dr. Prem Reddy donates funds), San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 05 June, 2006
- Dr. Reddy Announces Expansion Plan for Desert Valley Hospital, Daily Press, December 4, 2005
- Presidential scholar graduates in just three years, Cal State San Bernardino News, August 30, 2005
- Doctor cures hospital, The Business Press, July 11, 2005
- Hospital chief set to revitalize ailing facility, Daily Bulletin, October 10, 2004
- President Circle Members Celebrated at Reception Hosted By Dr. Prem Reddy, The President's Pen, August 25, 2004
- My Life Shows American Dream Is Achievable, India Tribune, May 17, 2003