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Customizable Partnership Solutions Tailored to Unique Hospital Needs

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...

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The Impact Prolonged Length of Stay has on Hospital Financial Performance

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

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Reducing Unnecessary ED Visits Can Lead to Significant Cost Savings: How Behavioral Health Can Help

Emergency departments (EDs) have the potential to experience over $4 billion in annual cost savings if adequate mental health resources continue to grow in communities across the nation, notes a recent American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) report.

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Partnership News

New Rehabilitation Hospital to Open in December under New Agreement Announced by Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation

Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, today announced a joint venture agreement for the new Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South. The new facility is scheduled to open by the end of the year on the campus of Mercy Hospital South. Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage the day-to-day operations of...

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Kindred Behavioral Health and Dignity Health Announce Plans for New Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital in Glendale

Kindred Behavioral Health (KBH), a business unit of Lifepoint Health, and Dignity Health today announced the signing of a letter of intent to build and operate a new inpatient behavioral health hospital on the campus of Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz.

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Lifepoint Health Partners with Google Cloud to Transform Healthcare Delivery in Communities Across the United States

Data interoperability, patient monitoring and world-class virtual care will help improve healthcare cost, quality and access.

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Effective Hybrid Partnership Models to Enhance Hospital Performance and Outcomes

Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. However, every hospital and community is different. A one-size-fits-all partnership strategy does not exist. Partnerships can vary in model, stage of the care continuum and facility type.

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2023 Post-Acute Trends: Five Strategies to Improve Hospital Outcomes

From meeting medically complex patient needs to improving financial performance, post-acute care integration has never been more important for a hospital’s overall strategy.

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5 Ways Behavioral Health Expertise Benefits Recruitment and Retention

Between surges caused by the pandemic, caregiver burnout and the rise of both medically complex and behavioral health patient populations, healthcare staffing has never been more challenging. A lasting solution can be achieved only by identifying the root cause of challenges around employee engagement, care efficiency and increasing turnover rates.

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