Lancaster General Health and the University of
Pennsylvania Health System, which in February unveiled a strategic alliance,
are now seeking ways to integrate their relationship further.
The organizations announced today that they have signed a
memorandum of understanding and are aggressively "pursuing a consolidated
relationship to improve access to cost-effective, high-quality care, and to
strengthen their complementary teaching and clinical research missions."
“The advancements built during nearly 30 years with the
Penn Cancer Network laid the foundation for us to strengthen other services at
LG Health, “ Thomas Beeman, president and CEO of LGHealth, said in a news
release. “We will continue to explore further integration in specialties such
as oncology, trauma, cardiovascular care, genetics, neurosciences and other
areas, including Graduate Medical Education. “
Beeman noted that the health care industry is undergoing
unprecedented transformation, driven in part by health care reform, and that LG
Health's decision follows significant evaluation of potential partners and
relationship models.
No timeline or strict deadline exists to complete the
explorative work, the release says.
“Our organizations are among the financially strongest
and clinically advanced systems in Pennsylvania,” said Ralph W. Muller, CEO of
UPHS. He added that UPHS and LG Health will strengthen their already-successful
collaborative efforts, while building new ones in the clinical, teaching and
research space.
Muller noted that UPHS provides access to advanced,
highly specialized medicine, such as genomics, organ transplantation, advanced
clinical trials and proton therapy. This level of care could complement LG
Health’s extensive primary-care network, supporting a Population Health model
that provides a full spectrum of services to improve health outcomes and the
overall patient experience.
Source: Central
Penn Business Journal
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