Western Growers celebrates 60 years of offering health care

Western Growers celebrates 60 years of offering health care

Western Growers Assurance Trust is celebrating its 60th anniversary of offering health care options to the agricultural community with a series of open house events.

The open housed are May 9-12 at the company’s Cedar Health and Wellness Centers in Salinas, Watsonville, Santa Maria and a new location in Oxnard.

“These open house events give us an opportunity to introduce these health centers to other ag industry employers who are interested in maximizing their health cost savings,” David Zanze, executive vice president of Western Growers Assurance Trust, said in the release.

The open houses and are open to agriculture employers and employees at:

  • Salinas, May, 9
  • Watsonville, May 10
  • Santa Maria, May 11
  • Oxnard, May 12
 

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