DAP Health receives $1 Million from state lawmakers
The funding will support the hiring of more than two dozen new physicians and the training of healthcare providers at the Sunrise campus.
California State Assemblymembers Greg Wallis and Eduardo Garcia presented Palm Springs-based nonprofit DAP Health with a $1 million check Monday morning.
Driving the news: The funds, allocated through Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023-2024 state budget, will be used for the expansion of DAP Health’s Sunrise campus in Palm Springs and the hiring and training of additional healthcare providers.
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In context: The goal of DAP Health is to provide comprehensive healthcare to over 100,000 residents throughout Southern California at 25 clinics.
- The organization offers a patient-centered approach and a range of wraparound services.
What they’re saying: “It’s been proven time and time again that DAP Health cannot do what it does best without the tremendous support of our communities’ philanthropists and elected officials, and we look forward to working with our assemblymembers again soon to close the funding gap that remains,” said CEO David Brinkman.
Up next: The funding will support the hiring of more than two dozen new physicians and the training of healthcare providers at the Sunrise campus.
Looking ahead: Brinkman said he and the rest of DAP Health are eager for the day that the Sunrise campus is the place where hundreds are trained to bring whole patient care to all of their clinics, “from the Salton Sea to San Diego.”
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