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After completing several months of rigorous due diligence following the signing of a definitive agreement to bring the two organizations together, the transaction is now complete and St. Luke’s Hospital has officially become a member of ProMedica Health System.
“We are thrilled that St. Luke’s has joined ProMedica,” says Randy Oostra, President and CEO of ProMedica. “Both organizations are dedicated to achieving the same overarching mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.
“St. Luke’s joining ProMedica will help facilitate collaborative endeavors to better address critical health and social needs throughout the community,” he said. “In the near term and for generations to come, it is imperative that organizations such as ours seek to achieve more effective and efficient clinical integration as we expand access to exceptional care.”
“Becoming a member of ProMedica allows us to continue to expand on that proud tradition of service and compassionate care,” said Dan Wakeman, president/CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital. “Both organizations have much to learn and share with each other. We each have unique and distinguishing characteristics, and as we join ProMedica we have the opportunity to find synergies and build on the strengths of both our cultures.”
The most visible initial change the community and employees will notice is that St. Luke’s will now be included in the Paramount Health Care network. As a result, Paramount members and ProMedica employees will have access to St. Luke’s services. In addition, St. Luke’s employees will have access to ProMedica services and facilities through Medical Mutual’s Ohio SuperMed Plus network.
The goal of service and clinical integration is to:
• Provide convenient and easier access to programs and services;
• Provide a comprehensive continuum of care;
• Enhance the physician’s ability to care for patients and improve quality-of-life issues;
• Look for opportunities to create “Best in Class” programs to better serve patients and communities; and
• Evaluate ways to add value to existing services.
“Nationwide, resources are shrinking while the need for top-quality health care has never been higher,” Oostra said. “With St. Luke’s as a member of ProMedica, we will be better able to proactively provide more effective and efficient coordination of care – and that will position us ahead of the health care reform curve and help meet the critical needs of our communities.”
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