Physician’s Hospitals Are a Model of True Health Care Reform
- Filed under: Health News
- Date: Feb 28,2009
Industry looks forward to working with Obama Administration
Physician’s Hospitals of America (PHA) was disappointed to learn that budget documents released by the White House are relying on outdated CBO scores in their evaluation of hospitals owned and operated by reform-minded physicians.
“We understand that this position is most likely a hold-over from past CBO data. We look forward to the opportunity to work with the new CBO as well as the White House to demonstrate the true quality and public savings represented by hospitals that are physician owned and operated,” said Molly Sandvig, Executive Director of PHA.
PHA shares President Obama’s belief, as he states in his budget proposal put out this week by the Office of Management and Budget, that quality patient care must be a top priority in the health care reform process:
From “A New Era of Responsibility, Renewing America’s Promise” available from www.budget.gov:
Improve Patient Safety and Quality Care.
The plan must ensure the implementation of proven patient safety measures and provide incentives for changes in the delivery system to reduce unnecessary variability in patient care. It must support the widespread use of health information technology and the development of data on the effectiveness of medical interventions to improve the quality of care delivered. (pg. 27)
Ms. Sandvig noted, “Our association is optimistic that as providers of the best quality care available, the hospitals owned and operated by physicians will continue to play a strong role in the future of healthcare.” Independent studies, including those conducted by the federal government have shown that physician hospitals have better outcomes in terms of infections rates and other quality measures than do most hospitals that are not physician owned. Patients have shorter stays and better results.
At physician hospitals access to care is enhanced and cost savings are achieved. We are looking forward to demonstrating the positive results that stem from putting control of the practice of medicine where it belongs, in the hands of doctors and their patients. PHA hopes that President Obama and the new Congress will consider all the evidence and look to physician-owned hospitals as a model for the health care reform they seek.
For more information on physician-owned hospitals please visit www.physicianhospitals.org or contact Molly Sandvig at (605) 321-3483.
PHA Member Hospitals
HOSPITAL NAME CITY STATE
Troy Regional Medical Center Troy AL
Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville AL
NEA Medical Center Jonesboro AR
HealthPark Hospital Hot Springs AR
Arkansas Surgical Hospital North Little Rock AR
Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock AR
National Park Medical Center Hot Springs AR
Arizona Heart Hospital Phoenix AZ
Arizona Orthopedic Surgical Hospital Chandler AZ
Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital Mesa AZ
Arizona Regional Medical Center Mesa AZ
Tucson Heart Hospital Tucson AZ
Gilbert Hospital Gilbert AZ
Mountain Vista Medical Center Mesa AZ
Surgical Specialty Hospital of Arizona Phoenix AZ
Patients’ Hospital of Redding Redding CA
Sutter Surgical Hospital – North Valley Yuba City CA
Shasta Regional Medical Redding CA
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno CA
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital Modesto CA
Bakersfield Heart Hospital Bakersfield CA
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Thousand Oaks CA
Miracle Mile Medical Center Los Angeles CA
Olympia Medical Center Los Angeles CA
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park CA
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk CA
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center San Diego CA
Animas Surgical Hospital Durango CO
Doctors Hospital Augusta GA
Trinity Hospital of Augusta Augusta GA
Hawaii Medical Center-West Ewa Beach HI
Hawaii Medical Center-East Honolulu HI
Treasure Valley Hospital Boise ID
Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls ID
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls ID
Surgical Hospital of Munster Munster IN
Pinnacle Hospital Crown Point IN
Franciscan Physicians Hospital Munster IN
Hind General Hospital Hobart IN
RiverCrest Specialty Hospital Mishawaka IN
Doctor’s Hospital Bremen IN
Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne IN
Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw IN
Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital Indianapolis IN
Indiana Heart Hospital Indianapolis IN
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Indianapolis IN
Surgical and Diagnostic Center of Great Bend Great Bend KS
Salina Surgical Hospital Salina KS
Summit Surgical Hutchinson KS
Manhattan Surgical Hospital Manhattan KS
Doctors Specialty Hospital Leawood KS
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute Leawood KS
Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital Overland Park KS
Kansas Spine Hospital Wichita KS
Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center Wichita KS
Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita KS
Kansas Medical Center Andover KS
Galichia Heart Hospital Wichita KS
Southern Surgical Hospital Slidell LA
Fairway Medical Center Covington LA
Doctors Hospital of Slidell Slidell LA
Louisiana Heart Hospital Lacombe LA
Physicians Surgical Specialty Hospital Houma LA
Specialists Hospital Bossier Bossier City LA
Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport LA
Ouachita Community Hospital West Monroe LA
P & S Surgical Hospital Monroe LA
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital Ruston LA
Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe LA
Greater Baton Rouge Surgical Hospital Baton Rouge LA
The Neuro Medical Center Surgical Hospital Baton Rouge LA
Surgical Specialty Centre Baton Rouge LA
Lafayette General Surgical Hospital Lafayette LA
Park Place Surgical Hospital Lafayette LA
Heart Hospital Lafayette Lafayette LA
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital Lafayette LA
Southpark Hospital Youngsville LA
Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital Warren MI
Oakland Regional Hospital Southfield MI
Ozarks Community Hospital Springfield MO
Health Center Northwest Hospital Kalispell MT
Central Montana Surgical Hospital Great Falls MT
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham NC
Lincoln Surgical Hospital Lincoln NE
Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln NE
Midwest Neuroscience Surgery Center Omaha NE
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital Omaha NE
Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue NE
Heart Hospital of New Mexico Albuquerque NM
Physicians Medical Center of Santa Fe Santa Fe NM
Sierra Surgery Hospital Carson City NV
Surgery Center of Evendale Cincinnati OH
The Medical Center at Elizabeth Place Dayton OH
Riverview Health Institute Dayton OH
Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery Lima OH
Three Gables Surgery Center Proctorville OH
Butler County Medical Center Hamilton OH
Mercy Hospital Fairfield Fairfield OH
Medical Center of Newark Newark OH
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa OK
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital Tulsa OK
Hospital for Special Surgery Oklahoma City OK
Foundation Bariatric Hospital of Oklahoma Edmond OK
Northwest Surgical Hospital Oklahoma City OK
Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma Oklahoma City OK
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic &
Multi-Specialty Surgery Oklahoma City OK
Lakeside Women’s Hospital Oklahoma City OK
McBride Clinic Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City OK
Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City OK
Deaconess Hospital Oklahoma City OK
Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City OK
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Springfield OR
Edgewood Surgical Hospital Transfer PA
Diversified Specialty Institutes,
Bucks County Bensalem PA
Surgical Specialty Center at
Coordinated Health Bethlehem PA
Westfield Hospital Allentown PA
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing PA
Mary Black Memorial Hospital Spartanburg SC
Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital Yankton SD
Dakota Plains Surgical Center Aberdeen SD
Same Day Surgery Center Rapid City SD
Siouxland Surgery Center Dakota Dunes SD
Sioux Falls Surgical Center Sioux Falls SD
Black Hills Surgery Center Rapid City SD
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls SD
Woods Memorial Hospital Etowah TN
United Regional Medical Center Manchester TN
Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Tyler TX
Woodland Heights Medical Center Lufkin TX
Longview Regional Medical Center Longview TX
Beaumont Bone & Joint Institute Beaumont TX
TOPS Surgical Hospital Houston TX
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur TX
Vista Hospital of Dallas Garland TX
Baylor Medical Center at Frisco Frisco TX
Presbyterian Plano Center for
Diagnostics & Surgery Plano TX
Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital -
North Texas Richardson TX
Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall Rockwall TX
USMD Hospital at Arlington Arlington TX
Foundation Surgical Hospital Bellaire TX
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Houston TX
Beacon Specialty Hospital Houston TX
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood TX
Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital -
North Houston Shenandoah TX
Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston TX
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin TX
Heart Hospital Of Austin Austin TX
North Cypress Medical Center Cypress TX
Odessa Regional Medical Center Odessa TX
USMD Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth TX
GLOBALREHAB Fort Worth TX
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth TX
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo TX
Northwest Texas Surgical Hospital Amarillo TX
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen TX
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg TX
El Paso Specialty Hospital El Paso TX
Physicians Hospital El Paso TX
The Physicians Centre Bryan TX
St. Joseph Medical Center Houston TX
University General Hospital Houston TX
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lubbock TX
Foundation Bariatric Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio TX
Texan Heart Hospital San Antonio TX
Austin Surgical Hospital Austin TX
The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin TX
Sugar Land Surgical Hospital Sugar Land TX
Vista Medical Center Hospital Pasadena TX
Houston Physicians’ Hospital Webster TX
South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital San Antonio TX
Southwest General Hospital San Antonio TX
Harris Methodist Southlake Southlake TX
RHD Medical Center Dallas TX
North Texas Hospital Denton TX
Southwest Surgical Hospital Hurst TX
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club TX
Cook Children’s Hospital Northeast Hurst TX
Brownsville Doctors Hospital Brownsville TX
Doctor’s Hospital of Laredo Laredo TX
Patients Medical Center Pasadena TX
Doctors Hospital Tidwell Houston TX
Doctors Hospital Parkway Houston TX
Houston Hospital for Specialized Surgery Houston TX
GLOBALREHAB Dallas TX
Pine Creek Medical Center Dallas TX
Baylor Heart and Vascular Center Dallas TX
Gulf States Hospitals Dallas TX
Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital -
Central Texas Round Rock TX
Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital Irving TX
Texas Institute for Surgery Dallas TX
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital North Logan UT
Davis Hospital and Medical Center Layton UT
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Salt Lake City UT
Jordan Valley Medical Center West Jordan UT
Wenatchee Valley Hospital Wenatchee WA
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Eau Claire WI
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Glendale WI
Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay WI
Charleston Surgical Hospital Charleston WV
Source: Physician’s Hospitals of America
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