Friday, March 09, 2018
-Memorial Medical Center: Small Hospital, Big
Difference, Brighter Future! In November of 2016, Memorial Medical Center
announced the building of a new $40 million facility to continue to serve the
health care needs of Clark County and the surrounding area.
In order to keep the community informed, here’s the
latest on the progress of the project:
"Patients will still be the focus. That was the main theme that officials with Memorial Medical Center wanted people to know after a meeting with some county and community leaders Thursday morning.
"Patients will still be the focus. That was the main theme that officials with Memorial Medical Center wanted people to know after a meeting with some county and community leaders Thursday morning.
Memorial
Medical Center and Marshfield Clinic Health System dropped a surprise
announcement on the community when they revealed earlier this week that the two
facilities have signed a letter of intent for MCHS to acquire MMC. They hope to have the agreement signed by the
end of June with MMC employees becoming Marshfield Clinic employees soon
after. Ryan Neville, CEO and President
of Memorial Medical Center, wanted the community to know that this merger was
not in the long term plans when MMC applied for the loan from the USDA to build
a new facility. He stated that as early
as January, this merger wasn’t even in the cards. However, he stated the time to do this is
better than ever. With their new
building on the table, MCHS is very excited to bring their services to rural
Clark County.
‘This new partnership builds on more than three decades
of collaboration between our two organizations, and signals a future of health
care in Clark County where patients will have even greater access to care
delivered where, when and how they want it,’ said Marshfield Clinic Health
System CEO Dr. Susan Turney.
They
stressed how this merger will allow both entities to offer more services right
here in Neillsville. Mr. Neville stated
that they, and MCHS, see this as a growth opportunity. Patients that would normally go to MCHS to
have certain procedures or exams done, such as chemo, can now have them
completed right here in Neillsville. All
the resources of MMC and MCHS will be under one roof. As for MMC’s clinic in Greenwood and Loyal, the
MMC Greenwood Clinic and Marshfield Clinic would merge under one roof. The Loyal Clinic would remain as it’s
grandfathered in as a satellite of a critical access hospital. This merger will also bring in more federal
dollars that MMC currently doesn’t have access to and it will make insurance
far simpler being under the umbrella of Security Health Plan.
Mr.
Neville, board members and others also stressed that patients will still be
treated as patients. They will not be
treated as a number. MMC, under MCHS,
will still offer the same touches and services they do now. They will also keep their providers, nurses
and staff, so patients will still be treated by the people they know and trust. Finally, it was stated that MMC could have
chosen to remain independent, but their ability to continue to provide the
level of service and care would have been stretched very thin and the facility
would have been in for a rough road.
This merger allows them to have the longevity and stability they’ve
strived for and still follow through on their mission statement of providing
the best care possible.
‘This new level of partnership will enhance health care
in Clark County by increasing coordination of one system in the delivery of
care, providing a location for Marshfield Clinic to provide additional
specialty care and aligns Clark County's largest health insurer, Security Health
Plan, with a local presence,’ said Memorial Medical Center CEO Ryan Neville.
MMC board member Russell Ratsch stated, “Memorial
Medical Center and Marshfield Clinic have a long history as trusted partners
providing healthcare services to the Neillsville area and surrounding
communities. Joining together at this
time of transformation and renewal promises expanded healthcare services
delivered locally in a new state of the art facility as well as strengthened employment
and economic growth opportunities.”
Memorial Medical Center is also answering any question you
may have like this one:
“Q: What does MMC
joining MCHS mean for the community?
A: MMC will
continue to fulfill its mission of providing the best experience in health
care. But data has pointed out that they
need to join with MCHS to continue to do this to the best of their
abilities. 85% of MMC’s patients are
also patients at MCHS. Only 40% of the
direct community utilizes MMC while 60% utilizes MCHS and 41% of their revenue
is from Security Health Plan.”
“Q: What does MMC joining MCHS mean for the
employees?
A: MMC’s Board of Directors’ main priority has
always been maintaining local employment.
With this agreement, employment at MMC will be maintained.”
“Q: What does MMC joining MCHS mean for the new
facility?
A: That project will continue. MCHS supports the construction of this $40
million dollar facility and all plans, plus some additional programs will move
forward. MMC will continue to
collaborate with Sniteman’s Pharmacy, Art of Optometry and Neillsville Care and
Rehab for the project as well. This
change will only move the project timeline back a few months.”Labels: MMC
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