Three hospitals announce affiliation to enhance services

SUFFERN — CEOs from three Hudson Valley Health Systems, representing five hospitals, announced the formation of Hudson Health Partners, LLC. The hospitals are:

Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis.
Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern.
St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick.
St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh and Cornwall campuses.

“HHP is a strategic alliance,” Hudson Health Partners Chairman Allan E. Atzrott said in a press release announcing the agreement. “We will partner to enhance care to residents through quality initiatives and improved and standardized efficiency throughout all of our member systems.
“Collaborations are needed in order to respond to the needs of the communities served, to provide access to services such as home health and chronic care.”
The hospitals represent three counties and 988,000 people in the region. Hudson Health Partners will be a new entity, while each hospital will remain independent and continue to be responsible for its own assets, operations and liabilities. Each will continue to operate under the direction and control of their respective governing boards.
Hudson Health Partners will focus on:

Quality initiatives and best practices.
Clinical collaborations including Wellness initiatives and pre- and post-hospital care.
Physician services including recruitment, medical education, electronic health record, and practice management services.
Hospital services, employee health, pilot projects/incubators, clinical and support services.
Enhanced efficiency through group purchasing and shared resources.