EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move that will help better meet patient and organizational needs, CEP America announced today that as of July 1 it will significantly expand its partnership with Dignity Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, and renew its relationship with Dignity Health Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, both in San Francisco.
CEP America will continue to provide inpatient care at Saint Francis, and will be adding a hospitalist program at St. Mary’s Medical Center as well as serving as faculty for its internal medicine residency program. CEP America currently manages the Emergency Medicine program at both facilities. The new agreement allows for greater care coordination and collaboration and will help to better meet the needs of the surrounding communities.
“Healthcare organizations today are striving to create more coordinated, integrated and team based care to meet every stage of patients’ healthcare needs,” said Michael Carter, interim president of St. Mary’s Medical Center. “CEP America has long been recognized for its leadership in emergency medicine, and is now bringing that same commitment and expertise to our hospitalist program. We’re looking forward to working in partnership at both hospitals to ensure we continue to deliver care that exceeds patient expectations.”
CEP America is a physician-owned and operated healthcare company that works with hospitals to integrate patient care across the acute care continuum, while improving clinical outcomes and patient experience.
Similar to Saint Francis, a cornerstone of the hospitalist program for St. Mary’s will be close collaboration with community physicians to ensure seamless transitions from hospitalist physicians back to the patient’s primary care provider.
“CEP America hospitalists provide inpatient acute care and consultative expertise for our subspecialty physician colleagues because we believe in the importance of supporting community physicians’ efforts to improve patient health and care continuity,” said Dr. Surinder Yadav, a practicing hospitalist and vice president of CEP America. “We are committed to working with local physicians to ensure they are aware of what is happening with their patients while hospitalized so that upon discharge, they can seamlessly transition back to their primary care physician or internist.”
Physicians who have worked with CEP America hospitalists at Saint Francis confirm the collaborative approach of CEP America’s physicians. “The hospitalists I work with at Saint Francis always promptly inform me when a patient has been admitted and ensure a follow-up appointment gets scheduled with me after discharge,” says Dr. Andrew Wang, an internist in Nob Hill. “It has been a pleasure to work with them.”
About CEP America
Since its founding in 1975, CEP America has expanded to offer a wide range of clinical, staffing and administrative expertise designed to increase clinical quality and service excellence across the acute care continuum. Over the last 40 years, CEP America has grown to include over 2,900 providers treating 6.3 million patients a year at over 200 practices specializing in urgent, emergency, inpatient, perioperative and post-acute care. Visit www.cepamerica.com. Follow CEP America on Twitter at twitter.com/CEP_America.
About Dignity Health St. Mary’s Medical Center
A fully accredited teaching hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center was founded in 1857 by the Sisters of Mercy and has maintained a legacy of quality and compassionate care right into the 21st century (DignityHealth.org/StMarys). The emergency department has played an integral role in the Medical Center's success though its rapid treatment process, providing patient care within 30 minutes of arrival. Furthermore, through the ED's collaboration with Cardiology, St. Mary's has been designated and has maintained certification as a primary stroke center since 2009. Adjacent to the Richmond, Golden Gate Park, and Haight/Ashbury districts in San Francisco, the ED cares for a diverse patient population in an urban setting. For more information, visit http://www.dignityhealth.org/stmarys/.
About Dignity Health St. Francis Memorial Hospital
Located in the heart of San Francisco, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (DignityHealth.org/SaintFrancis) serves the emergent/urgent health care needs of San Francisco's most ethnically diverse and densely populated neighborhoods. A new emergency department at Saint Francis is home to a board-certified physician group and a nursing staff that has been trained and certified in a broad range of medical emergencies including Advanced Cardiac Life Support, radiation accident events, mass casualty events, disasters, infectious diseases, burn trauma and pediatric emergencies. In 2008, the emergency department was designated a Primary Stroke Center, receiving the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission.
