Rochester General Health System (RGHS) and United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia have finalised an expanded affiliation, intended to broaden and strengthen health care services for patients in Genesee County.
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This agreement makes the Genesee County hospital a fully integrated affiliate of RGHS to help address the changes and challenges of healthcare reform, and to maintain all local control of UMMC operations in Batavia.
In January 2013, the two hospitals announced their decision to finalise an expanded affiliation.
The two health care institutions have partnered since 2008 in the areas of cardiology, pathology, urology, surgery and gastrointestinal care as well as the recent opening of a cancer and infusion centre at United Memorial.
United Memorial Medical Center CEO Mark Schoell said that although the hospital has a sound financial position today, changes in health care will continue to negatively impact independent rural health care providers.
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"The leadership of United Memorial remains committed to providing the best for our patients, and this expanded relationship will strengthen the future of health care in Genesee County," Schoell added.
The hospital’s affiliation with RGHS will lead to a continued expansion of health care services in Batavia and on-site at United Memorial, and over time will result in fewer Genesee County residents needing to leave their community for vital health care.
United Memorial will maintain its name and a local board, and will continue to provide a full range of medical and acute care services in Batavia.
RGHS president and CEO Mark C. Clement said, "This partnership will enable the residents of Genesee County to continue to have access to and receive world-class care, right at home here at United Memorial."
Once the formal affiliation and integration plan is completed, United Memorial and RGHS will also need to go through the state’s regulatory approval process, which is expected to take three to six months. This announcement also aligns with RGHS’s recent announcement to affiliate with Unity Health System.
Currently, RGHS is comprised of several affiliated organisations including Rochester General Hospital, a 528-bed tertiary care facility; the 120-bed Newark-Wayne Community Hospital; nursing homes in Rochester and Newark; the Rochester General Medical Group, including 40 practice groups; a behavioural health network; the Independent Living for Seniors program; and RGHS Ambulatory Care Services.
Image: United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Photo courtesy of Rochester General Health System.
