Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. ("ApolloMed") (OTC-AMEH.PK), a leading provider of hospitalist, critical care and integrated medical management services in California, today announced that ApolloMed Hospitalists, one of its affiliated medical groups, signed a service agreement with Care1st Health Plan to provide inpatient care services to its members at 15 hospitals throughout Los Angeles County.
Care1st, based in Monterey Park, CA, is a regional health plan that provides health care benefits to a combined membership of 350,000 patients in California and Arizona. Initially begun as a Medi-Cal plan in 1994, Care1st expanded into a full service health plan that now offers multiple products, including Medicare Advantage.
"Care1st is well-known in the community as a leading health plan that delivers quality care throughout its network to its members," stated Warren Hosseinion, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. "We look forward to working with management to improve patient care and efficiencies."