COLUMBUS, Ohio and LEWISVILLE, Texas, Feb.
4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Carmel Health System and
Adeptus Health Inc. (NYSE: ADPT) ("Adeptus Health") today announced
that they have entered into a new partnership to improve access to
emergency medical care in central Ohio. The joint venture will identify multiple
sites for freestanding emergency rooms in the Columbus, Ohio area to provide local
communities with more convenient access to emergency medical care
services. The fully equipped freestanding emergency rooms are
expected to provide central Ohio
residents with enhanced, integrated care and emergent patients with
expedited access to all of the services provided by Mount Carmel.
"This partnership reflects Mount
Carmel's vision for transforming healthcare for the
residents of central Ohio by
providing high-quality, people-centered care when and where they
need it," said Claus von Zychlin, President and CEO of Mount Carmel
Health System. "We are excited to work with Adeptus Health
and bring its innovative delivery model and exceptional patient
experience to the communities we serve."
The partnership will help address the long-standing national
challenge of expanding community access to high quality emergency
care. As the most recent American College of Emergency Physicians'
(ACEP) National Report Card highlights, emergency visits continue
to rise and as physicians overwhelmingly noted, this increase has
been combined in part with an escalation in the acuity of patients'
injuries and/or illnesses. This underscores the growing need for
additional access points to high quality, 24/7 emergency care.
"Through strategic partnerships with leading healthcare systems,
such as Mount Carmel, we are
providing more and more communities with access to the highest
quality emergency care and, in the process, helping to transform
the delivery of emergency medical care in the US,"added
Thomas S. Hall, Chairman and CEO of
Adeptus Health. "Through this partnership, we're proud to expand
into our fifth state and look forward to working closely with
Mount Carmel to provide patients
and communities in central Ohio
with convenient, high quality emergency care."
About Mount Carmel Health System
A member of the
Catholic Health Association and Trinity Health, Mount Carmel has been a leader in patient care
for more than 125 years. Our team of more than 8,000 employees,
1,500 physicians and 1,000 volunteers provides an array of
cutting-edge, patient-focused primary and specialty healthcare
services at four central Ohio
hospitals – Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel West, Mount Carmel St.
Ann's, and Mount Carmel New Albany. Mount
Carmel also provides high-quality healthcare services at our
surgery centers, multi-specialty physician group practices,
emergency, ambulatory and urgent care centers, hospice, palliative
care, home care services and through MediGold, a Medicare Advantage
plan. Mount Carmel is dedicated to
medical and nursing education and training as well, with six
physician medical residency programs and the Mount Carmel College of Nursing – one of
Ohio's largest baccalaureate
nursing degree programs.
About Adeptus Health
Adeptus Health Inc. (NYSE: ADPT)
is a leading patient-centered healthcare organization expanding
access to the highest quality emergency medical care through its
network of freestanding emergency rooms and partnerships with
premier healthcare providers. In Texas, Adeptus Health owns and operates First
Choice Emergency Room, the nation's largest and oldest network of
independent freestanding emergency rooms. In Colorado, in partnership with University of Colorado Health, Adeptus Health
operates UCHealth Emergency Rooms. In Arizona, with Dignity Health, Adeptus Health
operates Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital and freestanding
emergency rooms. In Louisiana,
Adeptus Health has a partnership with Ochsner Health System, the
state's largest healthcare system, to improve access to emergency
medical care. In Ohio, Adeptus
Health has a partnership with Mount Carmel Health System to develop
freestanding emergency rooms. All Adeptus Health freestanding
facilities are fully equipped emergency rooms with a complete
radiology suite of diagnostic technology (CT scanner, ultrasound,
and digital X-ray), on-site laboratory, and staffed with
board-certified physicians and emergency trained registered nurses.
According to patient feedback collected by Press Ganey Associates
Inc., Adeptus Health provides the highest quality emergency medical
care and received the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Press Ganey Guardian of
Excellence Award for exceeding the 95th percentile in patient
satisfaction nationwide. For more information please visit us on
the web at adhc.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Susan A. Noonan
S.A. Noonan Communications, LLC
Tel: (212) 966-3650
Email: susan@sanoonan.com
Media Contacts:
Jason
Koma
Mount Carmel Health Systems
Director of Public Affairs
Tel: (614) 546-3410
Email: jkoma@mchs.com
Jamie Tinsley
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Tel: (713) 752-1928
Email: Jamie.Tinsley@hkstrategies.com
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