Heritage Provider Network and Dr. Richard Merkin Establish Scholarship at Cal State L.A.

MARINA DEL RAY, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network and the Merkin Family Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of The Merkin Honors Scholarship at Cal State L.A. The scholarship will provide financial assistance and support for talented students attending Cal State L.A., particularly those majoring in the humanities who are planning a professional service career.
California State University, Los Angeles President James M. Rosser is most appreciative of Dr. Merkin's donation. "This gift reflects Dr. Merkin's commitment to a quality higher education for all. It is an excellent example of his generosity and vision to ensure the future of education for qualified young people. Furthermore, in this time of declining state funding and with the campus just beginning Honors College, the Merkin Honors Scholarship makes a significant difference in strengthening our ability to develop high achieving students for graduate school and the professions."
Dr. Merkin said: "It is an honor for me to be able to help these scholarship recipients. Education is a fundamental building block in creating a better future for our world. I am so excited to be part of such a critical initiative, especially at Cal State L.A."
About Heritage Provider Network
Heritage Provider Network, Inc. (HPN) represents the cutting edge of coordinated, managed, patient-doctor centric, cost effective health care systems offering the future of medicine and health care in the United States. HPN develops programs and services that are responsive to the healthcare needs of today's patient. HPN designs its networks to offer patients a comprehensive range of medical care in convenient locations. It organizes and manages medical groups and independent practice associations, which it integrates with hospitals and ancillary care providers to form integrated health care systems that represents a workable, successful business model mastering keeping the quality of health care up and the costs down, and has been duplicated with medical groups and IPAs with 21 medical facilities in California and Healthcare Partners, an IPA, in New York. HPN is comprised of 3,500 primary care physicians, 13,000 specialists and 36 hospitals. HPN is dedicated to quality, affordable healthcare and putting patients' wellness first. http://www.heritageprovidernetwork.com/
CONTACT: Janet Janjigian, +1-310-466-0735, janet@wegetitconsulting.com, or Laura Tunberg, +1-310-415- 0330, laura@wegetitconsulting.com, both of We Get It, Consulting for Heritage Provider Network