ELMCARE Physicians to Join Illinois Health Partners

Physicians in ELMCARE, a physician hospital organization affiliated with Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, have agreed to join Illinois Health Partners, a joint venture between Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and DuPage Medical Group, a multispecialty practice in DuPage County, Ill., effective Jan. 1, 2014.

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When ELMCARE’s physicians join Illinois Health Partners, the practice will have more than 1,300 affiliated physicians. The providers will work to develop clinical initiatives to improve quality and contain costs, according to a news release.

Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare recently merged, prompting the physician group merger.

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