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The Cambia Grove Launches with Mission to Transform Health Care in the United StatesCambia Health Solutions today announced the grand opening of The Cambia Grove, a collaborative venue for the health care community to cultivate and catalyze groundbreaking ideas, and to establish the Pacific Northwest as a national epicenter of the new health care economy. The newly built, 9,000-square-foot space provides a collaborative environment for innovators, entrepreneurs, employers, the public sector and community stakeholders, with opportunities to work toward a shared goal of creating a more consumer-centric and economically sustainable health care system. "Cambia's mission to transform health care, making it person focused and economically sustainable, drives everything we do and The Cambia Grove is the physical embodiment of that commitment," said Mark Ganz, President and CEO, Cambia Health Solutions. "This space allows us to gather and collaborate as a community, igniting a collective wellspring of knowledge focused on innovation and solving some of the country's toughest heath care challenges." The Cambia Grove provides a space to foster and create unique opportunities for collaboration while addressing the challenges many start-ups and investors face by creating a meeting place that links providers, health plans and large regional employers with young health care companies. The Cambia Grove will connect innovators with capital and investors as well as future customers and pilot projects. This collaborative approach includes experts and even competitors from across the industry looking to join forces and solve industry challenges. "Today marks the beginning of something exciting for our region and the health care industry as a whole. The Cambia Grove will serve the growing population in our country who believe health care transformation is possible," said Nicole Bell, Executive Director for The Cambia Grove. "With the support of our anchor partners and guidance from a seasoned team of advisory board members, we look forward to driving innovation, economic growth, and opportunities to showcase health care solutions developed here in the Pacific Northwest." Today The Cambia Grove welcomes its fourth anchor partner, EvergreenHealth Partners. Along with inaugural anchor partners, UW Medicine, Regence BlueShield and Qliance, EvergreenHealth Partners has committed to implementing pilots through The Cambia Grove to drive total health care costs down, increase quality, and empower the consumer. "Partnering with The Cambia Grove represents EvergreenHealth Partners' continued commitment to innovation and its work to transform health care delivery by creating the most satisfying patient-experience, aligned around quality, transparency and efficiency. We look forward to collaborating with our partners to continue bringing new ideas and innovations to the community we collectively serve," said Bob Malte, CEO of EvergreenHealth. The Cambia Grove will be supported by an advisory board that will leverage their collective experience to help guide activities and initiatives. Members include:
For more information please visit www.cambiagrove.com, view an introductory video or contact Nicole Bell, executive director of The Cambia Grove. About the Cambia Grove The Cambia Grove is a collaborative space for the health care community to cultivate and catalyze groundbreaking ideas and establish the Pacific Northwest as a national epicenter of the new health care economy. The Cambia Grove provides innovators, entrepreneurs, employers, the public sector, and community stakeholders with space to collaborate and work toward the shared goal of addressing industry challenges. Cambia Health Solutions will support the work of the Cambia Grove community and its partners as they collectively develop and implement pilot programs, build relationships, and deliver solutions to make quality health care more available, affordable and people-centric. To learn more please visit; cambiagrove.com, twitter.com/cambiagrove, LinkedIn.com/cambiagrove
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