outreach, enrollment, retention and utilization committee (OERUC)
The Community Health Initiative (CHI) of Kern County, a program of Dignity Health – Mercy & Memorial Hospitals, organizes and hosts OERUC meetings. The committee’s purpose is to promote access to healthcare through Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization of health insurance, to share information and best practices among partner agencies, and to create unified “one-voice” messaging for maximum community impact.
The following list are organizations that are considered active OERUC partners for 2024:
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Arvin Family Resource Center
- AIS Cancer Center
- Bakersfield PACE
- California Children’s Services
- Community Action Partnership of Kern
- Child Support Services
- Cirugía Sin Fronteras Foundation
- Clinica Sierra Vista
- Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center
- Department of Human Services
- Exceptional Family Center
- First 5 Kern
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
- Greenfield Family Resource Center
- Health Access California
- Innovative Financial Group
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
- Kern County Cancer Foundation
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools
- Kern Family Health Care
- Kern Medical Hospital Authority
- Lamont Family Resource & Learning Center
- ModifyHealth
- Omni Family Health
- Parent Institute for Quality Education
- Romy & Associates
The committee gathers the third Wednesday of every other month from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
If you have any questions or if your agency is interested in joining the committee, please contact CHI’s Program Specialist, Argelia Diaz at 661.632.5003 or via email at Argelia.Diaz@DignityHealth.org.
The OERUC’s Community Resource Directory is a collection of resources for children, adults and seniors living in Kern County. The first edition of the directory includes information about some of the current OERUC partners. Please make sure to contact the listed organizations or programs for detailed information about the services they offer. This directory was last updated on February 2022.