White Plains Hospital and Montefiore Health System today announced plans to form a new health care partnership. White Plains Hospital’s board of directors at a board meeting Wednesday approved the signing of an agreement with Montefiore.
The partnership will expand the reach of Montefiore’s health care service area to nearly 3 million people, according to a joint announcement. White Plains Hospital is located 10 miles north of Montefiore’s main campus in the Bronx.
“Our hospital provides an exceptional level of care through a close working relationship between our physicians, nurses and staff,” said Jon Schandler, White Plains Hospital CEO, in a written statement. “With Montefiore as our partner, we will be able to build upon and continue this remarkable culture and together deliver advanced health care to the entire community.”
Montefiore has been growing its network of practices in Westchester and is expanding quickly. In the fall, Montefiore opened Montefiore New Rochelle, Montefiore Mount Vernon and Schaffer Extended Care Center at the former Sound Shore Health Systems hospitals and nursing home in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon.
The partnership with a hospital and academic health center bridges the “best of science and unique expertise in coordinated care,” said Dr. Steven M. Safyer, president and CEO of Montefiore, in a written statement. He added that Montefiore”™s plans to build an “integrated system of care” among a regional network of hospitals and community physicians.
The partnership may take several months to finalize with state applications pending approval.
Dear Ms. King, Would you have the contact information for the State Agency reviewing the merger? If so please email me if you can. Has anyone raised concerns about a monopoly with Montefiore being the sole medical provider in the NY regional area gobbling up independent hospitals and independent practices along the way. I have witnessed marginal to no medical care in their emergency rooms and I would drive to NYC or leave the state before I would allow myself or my family to be treated at a Montefiore related facility.
RM Roberts,
These mega mergers are going to happen. This way the hospitals and physicians can stay ahead of the lower reimbursements from Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid. It’s not just the hospitals, you have large ACOs (accountable care organizations) sprouting up too.
If only the general public would understand what the rules are, such as observation vs. admission, the two midnight rule, and government trying to bend the curve down by reducing payments and adding more consumers to the program.
No, I am not an apologist for doctors. Sadly many have to run defensive practices to avoid being sued. Some are greedy, but show me an industry where there are no greedy folks.
I pray for the day when we will let healthcare function in a true free market. A way where we can compare prices and make informed decisions. Instead, we have a system where healthcare becomes the only purchase we make in America where the buyer leaves the ‘store’ not knowing what he paid and what he bought. We would not tolerate that for any other good or service.