cone well being, Elon College Well being Companies Companionsigned an settlement on June 21 to turn into a part of Risant Well being, a nonprofit group created by Kaiser Basis Hospitals.
Cone Well being itself is a nonprofit well being care community that manages and coordinates the care of roughly 200,000 sufferers in Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and a part of Forsyth counties. in keeping with a press launch from Cone Well being.
The assertion additionally says Cone Well being will keep its model, title and mission, in addition to keep its personal board of administrators, CEO and management workforce.
“Cone Well being clients will see the identical medical doctors, the identical nurses and the identical workers in the identical places as at this time. We don’t anticipate modifications within the kinds of care we offer on account of being a part of Risant Well being,” Dr. Mary Jo Cagle, CEO and president of Cone Well being, stated within the launch.
Cone Well being would be the second well being system to turn into a part of Risant Well being, with Geisinger paving the best way earlier this yr.
Greg Adams, chairman of the board of Risant Well being and president and CEO of Kaiser Basis Well being Plan and Hospitals, stated within the launch that Risant goals to extend entry to value-based care and protection.
“Risant Well being refuses to simply accept that fragmented, episodic, fee-for-service care ought to outline the way forward for healthcare,” Adams stated. “Risant Well being has made a dedication that evidence-focused care, fairness, inhabitants well being and improved outcomes have to be the way forward for healthcare. Fashions like Kaiser Permanente, Cone Well being and Geisinger will assist make this attainable.”
Elon College Well being Companies didn’t reply to Elon Information Community's fast request for remark.