KCH, Hamot Making Progress
Hamot Medical Center and Kane Community Hospital (KCH) announced that significant progress has been made in affiliation discussions between the two organizations.
“Over the past few months Hamot and KCH Boards of Directors, administrators, and physicians have been working to identify common programs and services that can provide enhanced access to clinical care, improve quality and efficiency, and help reduce healthcare costs. We expect that by late summer formal affiliation agreements will be executed enabling Hamot and KCH to better serve the residents of the Kane area,” said Kane Community Hospital CEO, J. Gary Rhodes.
The long-standing and cooperative relationship between KCH and Hamot was formed in 2000 with Hamot extending its cardiology services to patients in the Kane area. Through a vision for achieving excellence in patient care, the cooperative relationship between Hamot and KCH continued to evolve over the years to include education and staffing, medical staff grand rounds, pharmacy after-hours coverage and a sophisticated telemedicine program.
“We continue to explore the many ways we can most efficiently and effectively find synergies between our two organizations. While the process does take time, we are confident that the outcome will further enhance the services provided by our two organizations,” stated HMC Chief Operating Officer, Jim Fiorenzo.
Johnsonburg Medical Park was the first joint venture between the two organizations. KCH and Hamot intend to find opportunities for additional joint ventures as well as opportunities of shared support, ancillary and clinical services.
Hamot Medical Center is a 351-bed tertiary care facility located in Erie, PA. Hamot has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report- America’s Best Hospitals, Most Wired, and Thomson Reuter 100 Top Hospitals for its outstanding outcomes in heart care as well as Solucient 100 Top Hospitals for its outstanding outcomes in neurological services, urology, orthopaedics, gerontology and critical care medicine. Hamot was founded in 1881 and 127 years later continues to be the Best Place to Be. More information on Hamot can be found at www.hamot.org.
“Over the past few months Hamot and KCH Boards of Directors, administrators, and physicians have been working to identify common programs and services that can provide enhanced access to clinical care, improve quality and efficiency, and help reduce healthcare costs. We expect that by late summer formal affiliation agreements will be executed enabling Hamot and KCH to better serve the residents of the Kane area,” said Kane Community Hospital CEO, J. Gary Rhodes.
The long-standing and cooperative relationship between KCH and Hamot was formed in 2000 with Hamot extending its cardiology services to patients in the Kane area. Through a vision for achieving excellence in patient care, the cooperative relationship between Hamot and KCH continued to evolve over the years to include education and staffing, medical staff grand rounds, pharmacy after-hours coverage and a sophisticated telemedicine program.
“We continue to explore the many ways we can most efficiently and effectively find synergies between our two organizations. While the process does take time, we are confident that the outcome will further enhance the services provided by our two organizations,” stated HMC Chief Operating Officer, Jim Fiorenzo.
Johnsonburg Medical Park was the first joint venture between the two organizations. KCH and Hamot intend to find opportunities for additional joint ventures as well as opportunities of shared support, ancillary and clinical services.
Hamot Medical Center is a 351-bed tertiary care facility located in Erie, PA. Hamot has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report- America’s Best Hospitals, Most Wired, and Thomson Reuter 100 Top Hospitals for its outstanding outcomes in heart care as well as Solucient 100 Top Hospitals for its outstanding outcomes in neurological services, urology, orthopaedics, gerontology and critical care medicine. Hamot was founded in 1881 and 127 years later continues to be the Best Place to Be. More information on Hamot can be found at www.hamot.org.
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