Health Plan of San Joaquin announces new controller
(French Camp, CA) – Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) has announced that Eleanor Falcon has been appointed controller for HPSJ. As controller, she supervises the financial operations of the not-for-profit managed care plan which annually distributes nearly $1 billion in state and federal revenue. Before her current appointment, Falcon was HPSJ’s assistant controller.
Eleanor Falcon has 18 years of experience in the health care sector. Before joining Health Plan of San Joaquin over two years ago, her experiences as a senior accountant included Astreya Partners (Santa Clara, California), and earlier with two Burlingame, California healthcare-related firms, Davita RX and Vivra Holdings. She also has been an accountant with Oakland-based Kaiser Foundation. At HPSJ, Falcon is responsible for the accurate, reliable management of accounting systems, as well regular financial audits. She has received the Health Plan of San Joaquin Integrity award.
“I am enthused to oversee continuous improvement of our effective, efficient processes,” said Falcon, “in order to keep pace with the needs of HPSJ’s business operations and rigorous, ongoing government regulations.” “We are delighted to have Eleanor strengthen our leadership with her considerable accounting expertise and commitment to mentoring staff,” said HPSJ chief financial officer Michelle Tetreault. “Eleanor is an important part of the success of our team of accountants, working with analysts, planners and coordinators, all focused on HPSJ’s stewardship of the resources with which we are entrusted,” she added.
Eleanor Falcon received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of San Carlos (Cebu, Philippines), graduating cum laude
About HPSJ
HPSJ, a not-for-profit health plan with over 300 employees, has been serving members and the community since 1996. Located in the heart of California’s multicultural Central Valley, HPSJ is the leading Medi-Cal Managed Care provider in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. HPSJ offers a broad network of providers and works closely with physicians to develop programs and services to ensure quality health care for over 346,000 members – more than 190,000 are children ages 0 through 18 years old.
HPSJ is currently one of only 12 health plans in California with NCQA Accreditation for a managed care Medi-Cal program. Medicaid is known as Medi-Cal in California. Only 160 Medicaid/HMO plans in the U.S. had this NCQA seal at the time of HPSJ’s 2015 Accreditation.
Media Contact:
David Hurst
Vice President, External Affairs
Health Plan of San Joaquin
Phone: 209-461-2241
Text: 916-802-3734
dhurst@hpsj.com
Photo: Eleanor Falcon, HPSJ Controller (photo credit: HPSJ, February 2017)