BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cogent Healthcare, a leader in hospitalist and intensivist services, today announced a new affiliation with CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial facilities located in Lufkin and Livingston, Texas. Under the agreement, Cogent will provide a leading edge hospital medicine program for the recently renamed CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial, formerly Memorial Health System of East Texas.
“We’re thrilled to partner with CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial as it works to proactively position itself for the future,” said Dean Weiland, President and CEO of Cogent Healthcare. “This is the 8th program Cogent has launched in the state of Texas, and we look forward to serving the residents of Lufkin, Livingston and the surrounding communities.”
Using the Cogent System of Care model, which combines strong physician leadership with a constant measurement of performance indicators, Cogent aims to deliver specific results to support CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial’s goals of continually improving quality and efficiency as well as satisfaction among patients, physicians and staff.
“As healthcare continues to evolve, we recognize the value and expertise a partner like Cogent brings to our mission of providing high-quality care to our community,” said Peggy Mortensen, COO and Market Vice President of Clinical Operations for CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial. “Cogent’s team-based approach and commitment to excellence complements our mission and vision, and we look forward to a fruitful partnership.”
A 271-bed acute care facility, CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin offers a wide array of services, including the area’s first dedicated heart and stroke care center and the Temple Cancer Center, which has earned a three-year seal of approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer, and two of the area’s most advanced imaging centers.
The Livingston facility is a 66-bed hospital providing patients with access to 24/7 critical care, diagnostic services and much more. The hospital provides more than 60,000 patient services each year, with half of those services being offered in the Level 4 Trauma-designated Emergency Department. With advanced technology and a wide array of services, the highly trained nurses and physicians are prepared to tackle all of life’s emergencies and beyond.
About Cogent Healthcare
Cogent hospitalists and intensivists are the most critical physicians in the health care system today. Located at the center of the health care delivery system where the majority of health care spending takes place, Cogent hospitalists and intensivists are empowered to positively affect the key decision points around the quality of care, and its associated cost. As America’s health care environment continues to shift toward pay for performance and population health management, Cogent hospitalists and intensivists will be responsible for driving our partners to succeed. For more information, visit www.cogenthealthcare.com.
About CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial paves the way for quality, innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year.
Our mission is to provide quality health care to the communities it serves. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, San Augustine and Memorial Specialty – the area’s only long-term acute care hospital – CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial offers a wide array of services, including the area’s first dedicated heart and stroke care facility and radiation oncology at the Temple Cancer Center. It is also known for the area’s only comprehensive diabetes, heart and stroke education center. Other specialty areas include imaging, orthopedic care, women’s services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, homecare, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, kidney & diabetes treatment, sleep disorders treatment and express lab.
