Prem Reddy

Who is Prem Reddy?

Dr. Prem N. Reddy is a cardiologist and a major owner of Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., which owns several hospitals in California in the United States.

Reddy was born in a rural village in southern India. He graduated from Sri Venkateswara University Medical College in 1973. In 1976 Prem and his wife immigrated to the United States.

Reddy, holding an MD, FACC, and FCCP, is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians. During two decades of practice, Dr. Reddy performed more than 5,000 cardiac procedures. Reddy is no longer licensed to practice medicine in California.

In the early 1980s, Dr. Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group in Victorville, CA and established Primecare Medical Group in 1992. He also founded PrimeRx, with 250,000 managed care patients, generating over $500 million in revenues a headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. He established Desert Valley Hospital in 1994 which today stands as the flagship hospital in the California healthcare system known as Prime Healthcare Services. Desert Valley Hospital has been recognized as a Top 100 Hospital in the Nation on numerous occasions. Reddy established Desert Valley Hospital’s Foundation which awards $100,000 in scholarships each year to local students pursuing a medical or health-care career. The amount each recipient received this year was based on the student’s financial situation and which school he or she attends. As Chairman of the Board of Prime Healthcare Services he established a Foundation which has made significant contributions to healthcare related causes including a $100,00 donation to benefit Community Care Health Centers in Orange County, CA.