CenCal Health
Kimberly Palola-Wallem serves as the Auditing, Monitoring, and Oversight Manager and Senior Delegation Oversight - Compliance at CenCal Health since August 2019. Prior to this, Kimberly worked at Stericycle as an HSS Hospital Sustainability & Compliance Consultant from May 2017 to August 2019, focusing on regulatory compliance and customer service excellence in hospital waste management. Kimberly's prior experience includes serving as the Director of Operations & Compliance Officer at Synergy Sleep & Respiratory, where operational leadership was provided across multiple locations, and developing training programs for staff. Kimberly started a career in healthcare operations as the District Operations Manager & Special Project Leader at Pacific Pulmonary Services, achieving top national rankings in operational performance and safety compliance.
CenCal Health
Serving the community since 1983, CenCal Health provides comprehensive health coverage to 1 in 4 residents of Santa Barbara County and 1 in 5 residents of San Luis Obispo County, enrolled in Medi-Cal. This regional health plan partners with over 1,500 local physicians and other providers to deliver quality patient care. he oldest Medicaid managed care plan of its kind, CenCal Health is a not-for-profit agency that employs close to 250 people at offices in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.