Rochester General Health System
Rochester General Health System and Auburn Memorial Hospital Explore Potential Affiliation
January 25, 2012
Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH) announced today that it has begun exploring a potential affiliation with Rochester General Health System (RGHS), a nationally recognized integrated delivery system based in Rochester with a satellite hospital in the Finger Lakes.
In August 2011, AMH began the process of exploring the potential for an affiliation with a larger health system to further enhance its 120-year tradition of providing compassionate, quality acute and long-term care services. AMH and RGHS will now enter into discussions and due diligence which will likely span the next four months to determine the viability and exact nature of an affiliation, including consideration of legal, regulatory, financial, clinical and operational factors.
In making its decision to pursue further discussions, the AMH board cited RGHS’ successful track record of collaboration with smaller standalone hospitals, its reputation for innovation, a sterling record of patient safety, and a national reputation for quality.
“One core element of our strategic plan is the collaboration with regional healthcare providers to help them better carry out their missions within their local communities,” said Mark C. Clement, president and CEO of RGHS.Rochester General Health System currently enjoys a number of such collaborative relationships with hospitals including Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca and United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia as well as Newark Wayne Community Hospital, an owned affiliate of the system.
RGHS is the only area health system to be nationally rated by SDI – a premier healthcare analytics firm – as a Top 100 Integrated Health Network. Integrated care networks are consistently recognized for delivering higher levels of quality, service, patient safety and efficiency.
AMH and RGHS plan to provide the next public update at the conclusion of the due diligence process in approximately four months.
