For the past six years, Yale New Haven has had a clinical affiliation with PhysicianOne that helped provide its patients with access to high-quality primary care providers and specialists in the area, according to the health system, which said fully integrating the urgent care provider is a “natural next step” in its commitment to expanding access to high quality care across the region.
PhysicianOne is the only provider to offer locally staffed 24/7 telehealth, fully integrated with its in-center urgent care, the health system said in an Oct. 6 news release.
“Yale New Haven Health is committed to meeting the patients where they want to access care and urgent care is a convenient alternative for many people,” CEO and President Christopher O’Connor said. “By providing easier access to a nationally-ranked academic health system and in a fully coordinated manner, the patient truly benefits.”
The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health approved the change in ownership in August.