Industry · CA
UC Davis Launches Telenephrology Program for Rural Mendocino County
UC Davis Health is partnering with Adventist Health Ukiah Valley to provide remote nephrology services to patients in rural Mendocino County, California, a region that previously lacked local kidney specialty care. The telenephrology program connects UC Davis nephrologists in Sacramento with patients and clinicians at the 50-bed rural hospital. The partnership aims to expand access to specialty care in an underserved area through telehealth infrastructure. No timeline or operational details were provided in the brief announcement.
Why it mattersTelehealth partnerships like this may serve as delivery models for Medicaid managed care plans seeking to meet network adequacy requirements in rural counties where specialist shortages are common.