Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital Inc., Roper CareAlliance, and Carolinas HealthCare System to form new company.CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1997--The leadership of the Medical Society of South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Bon Secours Health System Inc. and Carolinas HealthCare System Carolinas Healthcare System is a hospital network located throughout North and South Carolina. About 90% of the hospitals affiliated with the system are located within a 75 mile radius of Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. have completed a significant step in their effort to form a new not-for-profit healthcare system which will be the most comprehensive community-based integrated healthcare delivery system headquartered in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. All three parties have executed a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. which stipulates the basic terms of the proposal. The memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday, Aug. 28. The new system will initially be composed of Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Francis Xa·vi·er , Saint See Saint Francis Xavier. Hospital, Roper Hospital and Roper Hospital North, together with other associated assets used in the members' respective Charleston area operations In maritime usage, operations conducted in a geographical area and not related to the protection of a specific force. including medical practices and home health agencies from the St. Francis and Roper systems. Carolinas HealthCare System, which currently has a management contract with Roper, will also have a founding membership interest in the new not-for-profit company, and will manage the new system. Christopher M. Carney, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bon Secours Health System Inc. said, "Our Board appreciates the joint efforts of each health system's representatives to negotiate a memorandum of understanding that maintains our Catholic identity and strengthens our mission to deliver not-for-profit healthcare in the Lowcountry." Dr. James Ravenel, chairman of the Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Board of Directors said, "The medical staff supports the continued development of a relationship between the area's not-for-profit hospitals in which the physicians have practiced and entrusted their patients' care for so many years." Dr. Julian Buxton, chairman of the Roper CareAlliance board said, "This partnership will allow us to protect and preserve the missions and not-for-profit traditions of these two fine hospital systems, Roper and St. Francis, which our local community has relied upon for healthcare for over 100 years. "And, the managed care expertise and additional geographic distribution that Carolinas HealthCare System brings ensures the success of this new organization." "We are excited about the opportunities this new partnership will mean for the patients in the Lowcountry," said Harry A. Nurkin, Ph.D., president and CEO of Carolinas HealthCare System. "This new system will mean more choices of physicians, treatment locations, and treatment options for patients, and ensure that community-based healthcare will remain available to the people of the Lowcountry. This will be particularly attractive as managed care continues to grow in this region." The new system will be one of the largest an most diverse healthcare organizations in the Lowcountry. As currently configured, the new system will include almost 700 licensed beds, and employ approximately 4,000. The parties will now begin immediate work on a definitive agreement. Once that is completed, the new system will be subject to regulatory approvals and final approval of the Boards of the Medical Society of South Carolina, Bon Secours Health System, Inc., St. Francis, Roper CareAlliance, Carolinas HealthCare System and certain of their respective subsidiary Boards. For more information contact: Ellen Moore, director of corporate marketing, Roper CareAlliance, 803/720-5755 or Hunter Harmon, director of marketing & public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital, 804/402-1499 or Alan Taylor, vice president, public information & marketing, Carolinas HealthCare System, 704/355-3141. -0- Participating Organization Facts Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, N.C. - 3,582 beds Carolinas HealthCare System is a not-for-profit, self-supporting public organization. A multi-faceted, vertically integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. system, Carolinas HealthCare offers a wide variety of health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS to residents of both North and South Carolina. Carolinas HealthCare System is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in the Carolinas, and one of the largest publicly owned systems in the nation. Carolinas HealthCare owns, leases and manages radiation therapy facilities, physical therapy facilities, managed care companies and other healthcare related operations, with approximately 13,000 employees. Carolinas HealthCare System owned, leased, managed or joint venture facilities include: Carolinas Medical Center Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is a public, not for profit hospital located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hospital was organized in 1940 as Charlotte Memorial Hospital on Blythe Boulevard in the Dilworth neighborhood. , Charlotte Mercy Hospital, Charlotte University Hospital, Charlotte Mercy Hospital South, Charlotte Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation, Charlotte Center for Mental Health, Charlotte Amethyst amethyst (ăm`əthĭst) [Gr.,=non-drunkenness], variety of quartz, violet to purple in color, used as a gem. It is the most highly valued of the semiprecious quartzes. and The Willows at Amethyst, Charlotte Sardis Nursing Home, Charlotte Huntersville Oak Nursing Home, Huntersville, N.C. Brookwood Retirement Community, Huntersville, N.C. Valdese General Hospital, Valdese, N.C. College Oaks Nursing Home, Valdese, N.C. Union Regional Medical Center, Monroe, N.C. Smith Center, Monroe, N.C. Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain, N.C. Iredell Surgical Associates, Statesville, N.C. Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, N.C. Crawley Memorial Hospital, Boiling Springs, N.C. Cleveland Pines Nursing Home, Shelby, N.C. Roper CareAlliance, Charleston, S.C. Chester County Hospital, Chester, S.C. Chester Nursing Center, Chester, S.C. Watauga Medical Center, Boone, N.C. Avery County Health Care, Avery County, N.C. Carolinas Hospital Network affiliates include: Anson County Hospital Catawba Memorial Hospital Iredell Memorial Hospital Lincoln Medical Center Richmond Memorial Hospital The Carolinas Physicians Network includes 450 employed physicians. Roper CareAlliance, Charleston, SC - 557 beds Roper CareAlliance is the South Carolina Lowcountry's first and most comprehensive multi-site healthcare system. It unites the most respected physicians in the Charleston area - the 450 members of Lowcountry Medical Associates and Palmetto Physicians Association - with a full range of healthcare services and facilities that reach from Kiawah/Seabrook to St. Stephen and from Walterboro to McClellanville. These facilities include: Roper Hospital (downtown) Roper Hospital North Roper Rehabilitation Hospital Roper Nursing Center Roper North Treatment Center Also included are freestanding centers for outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples including surgery, diagnostics, medical rehabilitation (physical, occupational and speech therapies), and specialized emergency care for children and adults. In addition to general medical and surgical care, Roper CareAlliance offers specialty services including heart and cancer care; neuroscience including orthopaedics and an acute stroke unit; gynecological gynecological /gy·ne·co·log·i·cal/ (-kah-loj´i-k'l) gynecologic. , obstetric ob·stet·ric or ob·stet·ri·cal adj. Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy. obstetrical, obstetric pertaining to or emanating from obstetrics. and pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. care; and home heart services. Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Charleston, SC - 141 beds Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital is a Catholic community-based hospital offering quality care to the Lowcountry without regard to race, religion or financial situation. Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital occupies a brand new 56 acre site West of the Ashley in an area which previously had no immediate access to a full-service hospital, and is convenient to all parts of the metropolitan area. Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital includes several facilities: Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital Two attached medical office buildings St. Frances Xavier Home Health Care Inc. St. Francis Medical Care Five physician practice sites Several key, or "signature" services are offered by Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital including Spine Health, Women's and Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. Services, the Digestive Disorders an Urodynamics urodynamics /uro·dy·nam·ics/ (-di-nam´iks) the dynamics of the propulsion and flow of urine in the urinary tract.urodynam´ic urodynamics the dynamics of the propulsion and flow of urine in the urinary tract. Center and Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' . The hospital provides the only full service, fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. emergency department West of the Ashley. CONTACT: Roper CareAlliance Ellen Moore, director of corporate marketing 803/720-5755 or Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital Hunter Harmon, director of marketing & public relations 804/402-1499 or Carolinas HealthCare System Alan Taylor, V.P., public information & marketing 704/355-3141 |
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