The transition is slated to take effect by the end of this year. It will involve moving to a more “community-focused perspective” that provides services such as care coordination, telehealth/virtual care, primary and urgent care, home care, community-based behavioral healthcare, and senior care, according to Providence. The 283-bed hospital also plans to focus on services outside of healthcare geared toward improving patients’ well-being.
“We know that 15 percent of a person’s life is spent in actual healthcare, which means the remaining 85 percent is spent in other areas that either positively or negatively impact their overall well-being,” Keith Vander Kolk, Providence president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “That is where the greatest opportunity to make meaningful change lies, and we must put our focus and energy on advancing a model of transformation that will serve the district in new and lasting ways.”
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