Chief Healthcare Executive August 20, 2024
The Delaware hospital system announced a partnership to develop a host of outpatient facilities across the mid-Atlantic. Atlas has formed similar pacts with other health systems.
More patients are opting for outpatient procedures, and ChristianaCare is moving ahead with a partnership to offer patients more options.
ChristianaCare and Atlas Healthcare Partners recently announced plans to build a network of ambulatory surgery centers in the mid-Atlantic region. The organizations said it would be looking to build the outpatient facilities in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Jennifer Schwartz, chief strategy officer at ChristianaCare, said in a statement that the goal is to offer patients more convenient and cost-effective options.
“Ambulatory surgery centers are an increasingly important part of the healthcare ecosystem,...