Just a few years ago, 431-bed Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., was focused on nurturing independent physicians who could function at arm's length from the institution."We wanted high-energy physicians interested in entrepreneurship," says Bruce Crowther, who has been…
Integration & Physician Issues
Almost three quarters of ED administrators nationwide report shortages of specialists such as orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and other specialists, posing at least moderate risk for patients, according to a survey by the Schumacher Group.
Beginning Jan. 1, Inland Orthopaedics of Spokane (Wash.) will merge with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital's physician services in Spokane, according to a Journal of Business news report.
Hilo (Hawaii) Medical Center has announced it has entered into a joint venture with Hilo Community Surgery Center.
Providence Medical Group, the physician arm of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services, has acquired Advanced Medical Care in Santa Clarita, Calif., according to a KHTS report.
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Gary Campbell, president and CEO of Colorado-based Centura Health, discusses the task of leading an integrated health system in a changing industry.
Four physician groups in Southern California have partnered with Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Medical Foundation, an arm of MemorialCare Health System, according to a MemorialCare news release. MemorialCare Medical Foundation, a non-profit medical management organization that contracts physician groups, now…
Kathryn Howe Ruscitto, currently executive vice president of 430-bed St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., will become president and CEO of the hospital on Jan 1. Here she describes seven ways for hospitals to align with physicians, based…
Bruce Crowther, president and CEO of 431-bed Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., makes seven points about switching from the old model of the entrepreneurial physician to the new model of physician integration.
Physician integration is a leading goal for many hospitals next year. Wayne Miller, JD, of Compliance Law Group, discusses three challenges affecting physician integration over the next year.