Mercy Health System of Wisconsin Remains a Nationally-Recognized Model of Industry Efficiency, in Healthcare Global
In a report in Healthcare Global, the success of Mercy Health System under the direction of its CEO/President Javon R. Be a is examined.
SAN DIEGO, CA, May 23, 2012
In a report in Healthcare Global, the success of Mercy Health System under the direction of its CEO/President Javon R. Be a is examined. Based in Janesville, WI, the organization is a model of industry efficiency.In 1989, Mercy consisted of a single stand-alone community hospital with no employed physicians, no ambulatory care centers and none of the comprehensive array of services it now provides patients through its vertically integrated system of 68 facilities in 26 southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois communities. Mercy Health System now stands as a nationally-acclaimed provider with more than 385 employed physician partners. Mercy serves more than 1.2 million patients per year, employs nearly 4,000, and operates three hospitals along with multiple clinics, specialty centers and community outreach centers.
"I think the key was clearly pursuing vertical integration and developing the right economic model and company culture. By integrating massive scale in all specialties, where physicians are not competing against you or developing their own centers, we were able to move much more quickly into new areas to provide service, whether by specialty or numbers of doctors," explains Bea, the author of several books and a regular lecturer at industry events.
Mercy physicians in outlying geographic regions now refer patients to one of the regional medical centers and specialty clinics and, if needed, for inpatient care at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Mercy Harvard Hospital or Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center. Factor in Mercy's managed care health insurance and you have a closed loop model that was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence in 2008.
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About Mercy Health System
The phrase "healing in the broadest sense" encapsulates the Mercy Health System mission and the organization's commitment to patients and community members. Based in Janesville, WI, Mercy is a vertically integrated system of 68 facilities in 26 southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois communities and is a nationally-acclaimed provider with more than 385 employed physician partners that serves more than 1.2 million patients per year, employs nearly 4,000 partners, and operates three hospitals along with multiple clinics, specialty centers and community outreach centers. For more information, visit http://www.mercyhealthsystem.org.
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