Community Medical Centers

Health System with 2 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemCommunity Medical Centers
Total Hospitals2
Commercial/Acute Hospitals2
Total Beds903
Commercial/Acute Beds903
HeadquartersFresno, CA
Websitecommunitymedical.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
2 hospitals
100% of health system

Teaching Status

50%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 1
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 1
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Community Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital794YesNo
Clovis Community Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital109NoNo

Recent News

2025-05-15
Community Health System, a Fresno-based healthcare organization, has agreed to pay $32 million to the federal government to settle allegations of fraud related to its dealings with physicians [2]. The settlement involves Community Health System and its affiliated medical group, Physician Network Advantage Inc. (PNA) [2]. U.S. Attorneys allege that the hospital system and technology company paid “extravagant” benefits, including bonuses, meals and technology discounts, to doctors who referred patients to their facilities [2]. For example, referring physicians allegedly had access to “a custom-built lounge located on premises at PNA's offices,” according to the Department of Justice [2]. The company then allegedly “provided expensive wine, liquor, cigars, and meals to referring physicians, with the knowledge and funding of Community [Health System]” [2]. Michael Terpening, a Fresno accountant, brought the case to light and will receive $5 million as a whistleblower [2]. Community Health System has entered into a five-year “Corporate Integrity Agreement” designed to identify and address evolving compliance risks [2].
2025-05-14
Community Health System and its affiliated medical group, Physician Network Advantage Inc. (PNA), have agreed to pay $31.5 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act [9, 10, 12, 14]. The allegations stem from providing improper financial benefits, including expensive wine, liquor, cigars, and meals, to physicians in the Fresno area to incentivize referrals to Community facilities [9, 10, 12, 14]. PNA, a healthcare technology business funded by Community, allegedly provided a custom-built lounge at its offices for referring physicians [9, 14]. The settlement also addresses allegations of financial subsidies for electronic health records technology and equipment in exchange for referrals and bonuses disguised as clinical integration activity payments [10, 14]. The government alleged that these benefits violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and Physician Self-Referral Law, leading to false claims being submitted to governmental healthcare programs [10].
2025-05-13
Several video updates were posted to Community Medical Center's newsroom including topics such as Nurse Practitioners' impact on brain care, honoring nursing champions, a day in the life of a nurse, a hospital partnership with Unitek College to shape nursing education, and a nurses week special [14].
2025-05-05
Community Medical Centers highlighted their 24/7 Bridge Program, which helps people battling drug and alcohol use [14].
2025-05-02
Community Medical Centers announced a new fellowship to expand brain and spine care for the Valley's growing population [14].

Executive Leadership

Daniel Davis, R.N.

Division President, Hospitals

Aldo De La Torre

Division President, Insurance Services & Managed Care

Patrick T. Ramirez

Division President, Provider Network

Panos Lykidis

Senior VP, Chief Strategy Officer

Brianne Marriott

Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer

Carla Milton

Senior VP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Christopher Neuman

Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer

Eric Saff

Senior VP, Chief Information Officer

Michelle Von Tersch

Senior VP, Chief of Staff

Martha Abundis

VP, Legal Services

Katie Baca

VP, Workforce Management

Brandon Bedsted

VP, Chief Technology Officer

Brandon M. Burnett

VP, Revenue Cycle

Blair Charleville

VP, Internal Audit & Privacy Chief Compliance Officer

Nicea Darling

VP, Legal Services

Darren Duncan

VP, Value-Based Care Operations

Thomas Kniss

VP, Information Systems

Kate Lafferty

VP-Extern, Development

Kelly Lilles

VP, Philanthopy

Jeff Logan

VP, Quality Outcomes, Regulatory, Accreditation, Licensing, Medical Education, Environmental Safety

Laura McComb

VP, HRO, Claims & Captive Management

Debbie Moffett

VP, Finance

Jennifer Nguyen-Sutherland

VP Extern, Financial Planning & Analysis

Cheri Provancha

VP, Supply Chain & Clinical Engineering

Jennifer Trytten, Pharm. D.

VP, Patient Safety, Risk Management, IP & Medical Affairs

Amy Wilson

VP, Communications & Public Affairs

Cory Belliston

Chief Operating Officer Post-Acute Services

Urania Gonzalez, R.N.

VP, Chief Nursing Officer, Post-Acute Services

Tracy Kiritani

VP, Hospital Financial Operations, Community Medical Centers

John Strubert

VP, Orthopedic Services

Kudzi Muchaka

VP, Neurosciences, Orthopedics & Bariatrics

Matt Crenshaw

VP, Women's & Children's, Cancer Services