
Silicon Valley Medical Development says it will enter into an agreement with the San Jose Medical Group, which employs the clinics’ physicians.īut that doesn’t include the clinics’ other staff employees, like clerical employees, medical assistants, patient service representatives, medical records clerks and others. We have so many questions but so few answers.” It’s a scary time for me and my coworkers.

But all my dedication and compassion is quickly coming to an end. “I got into the field of healthcare because I like helping people. “I have worked for Verity Health and San Jose Medical Group for 29 years,” said Rena Schwartzberg, a patient services representative at one of the facilities, where she is also a patient. 25 letter to employees, the company said Verity Medical Foundation “will permanently cease its operation” of the clinics and layoffs are likely to begin starting March 31. Verity Health System has declined to comment on whether the eight clinics owned by its subsidiary, Verity Medical Foundation, will be closed. “We will work collaboratively with SJMG physicians and other community organizations to best preserve the patient-physician relationships in place and provide continuity of care with as little disruption as possible.” “We seek to minimize a gap in service,” Kris Naidl, a spokesperson for Silicon Valley Medical Development (SJMG), said in an email. It’s unclear whether the clinics will close during the ownership transition.

If the bankruptcy court approves the sale, it is expected to close April 1, according to a spokesperson for Silicon Valley Medical Development. The El Camino Hospital Board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to submit an offer on behalf of Silicon Valley Medical Development for Good Samaritan Clinic, McKee Clinic, and Willow Glen Clinic in San Jose, Gilroy Primary Care, and Morgan Hill Medical Associates. MOUNTAIN VIEW - A subsidiary of El Camino Hospital has offered to buy five health clinics for $1.27 million from Verity Medical Foundation, whose parent company is going through bankruptcy.
