Governing Board

Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP
Chairman

John Rossfeld
Chief Executive Officer

Dora Noriega, RN
Chief Nursing Officer

Zuhair Yahya, MD, FACP, FACE
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Demetrio Hechanova, MD
Chief of Staff

Dinesh Samant, MD,
Chief of Staff, Elect

Emmett Badar
Mayor Pro Tem

Jack Hunt (Judge … retired)

Joseph S. Hartshorne
Captain, County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept.

Jeffrey W. Templeman
San Dimas City Councilmember

Ronald D. Watson
Asst. Fire Chief

Contact:
Donna A. Dye
Director Medical Staff Services

Dr. Prem Reddy was born in a rural village in India. He and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1976 (with hopes of a brighter future). He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the Down State Medical Center, S.U.N.Y. in Brooklyn, New York. In 1981, he moved to California and established his medical practice in the High Desert area of Southern California.

Dr. Prem Reddy is double Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He was awarded the honor of becoming a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (“FACC”) and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (“FCCP”). During his 25 years of practice in the High Desert, he has been deeply committed to the service of his patients and has performed more than 5,000 cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and angioplasty and permanent pacemaker implantations. Due to his dedication, his practice thrived.

Dr. Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group (“DVMG”), a multi-specialty medical group, in 1985. DVMG later became PrimeCare International, Inc., a physician practice management company with operations in several states including California, New York, Florida and Oklahoma.

In 1994, Dr. Reddy built from the ground up an 83-bed acute care hospital, Desert Valley Hospital, in Victorville, California. Desert Valley Hospital received coveted accreditation with “commendation” in its first year of operation for the high quality of its services and continues to lead all hospitals in the area with the highest survey scores.

PrimeCare International, Inc. grew to be responsible for over 250,000 managed care patients. In 1988, PrimeCare was sold to PhyCor, a Tennessee-based publicly traded company. Unfortunately, the success of PrimeCare could not be sustained under its new management.

Dr. Reddy founded Prime Healthcare Services (“PHS”), Inc. In 2001, PHS purchased the failing operations of Desert Valley Hospital and Desert Valley Medical Group from Phycor and was able to turn them into successful entities that were once again able to serve the community and provide the highest quality of care.

PHS then acquired Chino Valley Medical Center, a 126 bed acute care hospital. The hospital was in bankruptcy and was purchased through the US Bankruptcy Courts. PHS was able to not only pull the hospital out of bankruptcy within a year, but also transform the hospital into a success. Similarly, PHS acquired eight other financially distressed acute care facilities to help continue essential critical healthcare access to the communities of Southern California, including 370-bed Centinela Hospital Medical Center, 153-bed Sherman Oaks Hospital and the world renowned Grossman Burn Center, 151-bed Encino Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles region; a 102-bed Montclair Hospital Medical Center in Inland Empire region; 141-bed Huntington Beach Hospital, 131-bed La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and 219-bed West Anaheim Medical Center in Orange County region; and, 104-year old 301-bed Paradise Valley Hospital in San Diego region.

Throughout his career, Dr. Reddy has been committed to serving the communities in which he works. In 1989, he established the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization with an initial gift of $1million. Since that time, he has contributed over $20 million dollars to the Foundation. The Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation serves the health care needs of the High Desert communities in many ways, including a free public health library, a scholarship program for students in the health care field, and the support of other health care related charities.

Dr. Reddy is an active philanthropist, contributing to numerous charitable causes. He greatly values education and has donated extensively to providing opportunity for education within the health care field. He sponsors hundreds of scholarship grants to students interested in the health care field. His charity and generous contributions have often been recognized and awarded. The Victor Valley Community College named their student health clinic, “Dr. Prem Reddy Student and Staff Health Center” and its allied health program, the “Dr. Prem Reddy School of Health Sciences,” in honor of his $1 million donation to the program. The Western University of Health Science in Pomona, California, named its largest lecture hall the “Dr. Prem Reddy Lecture Hall,” in honor of his many contributions to education in the health care field.

Dr. Reddy has contributed not only to education, but also to various social service causes. He has been honored with many prestigious awards for his commitment to social service. His many awards include: Entrepreneur of the Year, given by the Ernst & Young Accounting Company, Inc. Magazine and Merrill Lynch Financial Company (1994); Republican of the Year Award, awarded by the San Bernardino County, Republican Central Committee (1995); Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service Award (1996) and Member of the Order of William Harvey, awarded by the American College of Cardiology. The Inland Empire Leaders of Distinction honored Dr. Reddy with the “Life Time Achievement Award” (2003).

Dr. Reddy is the recipient of several honors from the American Heart Association for his exceptional contributions, including the “Friend with a Heart” (1996) and the “Honoree of the Year” (2004) awards. The Boy Scouts of America, Inland Empire Council, recognized Dr. Reddy as the “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” (2005). The Circle of Care Foundation and Children's Burn Foundation of Sherman Oaks, California. honored Dr. Reddy for his contribution of $1 million (2006). Dr. Reddy has made remarkable contributions to charity and has attempted to give back to the communities and individuals he serves.