DAP Health announced on July 31 that its acquisition of Borrego Health’s assets has been approved by the Bankruptcy Court and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The two healthcare systems will now operate as one integrated system.
“It’s an honor to unite Borrego Health and DAP Health’s missions, as well as our region’s most exceptional, dedicated, and passionate health care professionals,” DAP Health CEO David Brinkman said in a press release. “Together, we will build a brighter future where every individual — regardless of who or where they are — has equal opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilling life.”
Before joining Borrego Health, DAP Health’s services included primary care, gender-affirming care, infectious diseases, LGBTQ+ care, dentistry, mental health, harm reduction, recovery services, social services and affordable housing. The Borrego Health, now under DAP Health, offers family medicine, women’s health (including OB-GYN), pediatrics, veterans’ health, pharmacy services, geriatrics and urgent care.
“We will achieve this by replicating our time-tested, holistic, patient-centered care model, which addresses all applicable social determinants of health (SDOH) negatively affecting the patient population at each of our clinics,” Brinkman said in the press release. “By addressing these SDOH — whether they pertain to language and literacy, housing, nutrition, transportation, education, employment and income, addiction, violence, and/or racism and other discrimination — we remove barriers to care, increase our patients’ quality and length of life, and create true health equity.”
According to the release, the healthcare system now has 850 employees and about 100,000 patients of all ages and a variety of genders, ethnicities, orientations and socioeconomic statuses. It also has 25 clinics spread over 240 different zip codes in Southern California.
In the coming year, DAP Health’s executive leadership team will undertake an analysis of all social determinants of health that negatively affect the diverse patient populations served by its entity. This will include collaborating with community organizations, government agencies, educational institutions and businesses to introduce new programs and services or upgrade physical facilities.
For more information, visit https://www.daphealth.org/dap-health-and-borrego-health-become-one-entity/.
