Partnering with Lifepoint Health expanded the acute care rehabilitation service and care quality for Tampa General Hospital (TGH), providing the community with a new state-of-the-art facility, specialized expertise and aligned values.
As financial strain continues to impact hospitals across the country, health leaders are seeking strategies to increase financial stability amid an ever-changing landscape. In doing so, a hospital can effectively obtain additional resources to provide high-quality care to the right patient, in the right care setting and at right time...
When thinking about partnership structures, free-standing hospitals most often come to mind – but that is not always the case. In addition to the three most common hospital partnership models, there are additional structures in which partnerships can take form.
As the medical complexity of patients in the U.S. continues to increase, it is important for providers to be flexible in their ability to respond to current and future patient needs. This has been proven to be especially vital as the COVID-19 public health emergency demonstrated the need for health...
Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. While common, partnership is most often thought of in terms of joint-ventures but come in many shapes and sizes. Every hospital and community is different, and therefore...
At the end of 2022, 68% of hospitals were projected to operate at a financial loss due to barriers with inflation, rising operational costs and ongoing clinical labor shortages.1
With greater emphasis being placed on care transitions and readmission rates, inpatient rehabilitation units have incredible potential to become high-performing centers of excellence that create greater patient access and enhance the performance of the entire hospital.
Determining a hospital’s strategic focus for the upcoming year can be challenging. From combating the ongoing workforce shortage and addressing chronic disease management to enhancing financial performance and hospital flexibility, there are often competing priorities.
For hospitals, 2022 was a year filled with uncertainty – labor was scarce, finances were strained and medical conditions became more complex. However, some of these challenges have not dwindled and are expected to continue into 2023.
As more hospitals officially transition to the value-based care (VBC) model, health leaders are seeking strategies to help their hospital maintain optimal outcomes long-term.
