WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. First Entertainment CU, the credit union for Hollywood, has joined forces with Entertainment Partners to promote the health and wellness of entertainment industry members.
The two parties are supporting the MPTF (Motion Picture and Television Fund) Health Wheels program, which provides accessible medical care to motion picture industry workers on studio lots around Southern California.
“Since 1967, we have been helping employees in the industry stay financially healthy,” said Charles Bruen, president of First Entertainment. “So supporting the physical health and wellness of the people in our unique industry seemed to be a perfect fit for us.”
Health Wheels currently visits six studio locations serving studio and back-lot employees. The vehicle is the mobile extension of MPTF’s six Los Angeles area health centers, which provide medical care to eligible entertainment industry workers and their families through a 40-physician medical group and a network of more than 500 specialists. MPTF cares for more than 60,000 patients each year.
“By bringing quality health care directly to studio workers, Health Wheels is the type of solution that can have a real and meaningful impact,” said Mark Goldstein, CEO of Entertainment Partners, a provider of entertainment payroll, residuals, tax incentives, finance and other integrated production management solutions.
