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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 21st, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage, Sansum deal signals M&A wave
The two largest health care providers in Santa Barbara are in talks to merge just weeks after the city’s only free clinic system said it may shut down, potentially marking the emergence of a dominant market player with unprecedented power in price negotiations with private insurers and the government. Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health System Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage, Sansum explore merger
Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health System, already the largest health care providers on the South Coast, plan to merge. The two organizations said June 18 that they are exploring options to combine the two organizations, which each employ thousands of people and see tens of thousands of patients a year. The deal would combine Cottage Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, March 15th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Sansum project speeds through
The development for Sansum appears to have hit a sweet spot — good-paying jobs, a much-needed surgery suite for the giant clinic and, plenty of parking and no objection from neighbors.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate / Comments Off on Sansum, Towbes break ground on new South Coast surgery center
Sansum Clinic has started construction on its first new South Coast building in decades. The new surgery and medical office suite is a joint venture with Santa Barbara-based Towbes Group and is located on Foothill Road on a vacant property adjacent to Highway 154. The site will include two buildings totaling approximately 60,000 square feet. Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories / Comments Off on Health providers brace for Affordable Care Act
With 7 million uninsured people in California, the implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act is sure to be a wild ride for hospitals, health systems and insurance companies across the state — but those organizations are up to the challenge. That was the view of California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, who led a discussion Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, July 13th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Features / Comments Off on Bold moves for health giant: New Sansum COO steps in to steer initiatives
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