All three Prime Healthcare hospitals in
Pennsylvania will be nonprofit
Prime Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading health systems,
has initiated plans for its two Pennsylvania hospitals to become
nonprofit hospitals with ownership assumed by the Prime Healthcare
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity. This conversion, planned to
take place in the summer of 2024, would make all Prime Healthcare
hospitals in Pennsylvania nonprofit and create shared unity to
address community needs under the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The
Prime Healthcare Foundation has 14 hospitals across the country
dedicated to providing quality, compassionate healthcare and
serving communities through charitable and educational
initiatives.
Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Lower Bucks
Hospital in Bristol, PA will convert to not-for-profit status as
members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The transaction will
result in Prime Healthcare Foundation owning and operating all
three Pennsylvania hospitals of Prime Healthcare, including
Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, PA. This will improve
care coordination between the three facilities and aligns with
statewide policy initiatives regarding not-for-profit
ownership.
Established in 2006, the Prime Healthcare Foundation includes 14
hospitals in California, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and
Rhode Island. The Prime Healthcare Foundation has more than $1.3
billion in assets and has provided more than $3 billion in charity
care, sponsoring local and global initiatives to improve the lives
of others. The Foundation is award winning for quality, health
equity, social responsibility, and price transparency, with its
hospitals named among the nation’s “100 Top Hospitals” and
recognized for patient safety excellence by The Leapfrog Group and
Healthgrades.
“As not-for-profit healthcare providers, we look forward to
engaging the community to develop community health needs
assessments that will further improve the health and well-being of
all those we serve,” said Sonia Mehta, MD, CEO and Chief Medical
Officer of Prime Healthcare Region II. “Prime’s hospitals are
valued community assets, and we are focused on ensuring that much
needed care is provided in the way the community needs and
deserves, with high quality and affordable healthcare.”
Prime Healthcare has invested time and time again into hospitals
and creating valued community assets that are award winning for
their quality of care and patient safety. Significant improvements
totaling nearly $100 million have been made into Prime’s
Pennsylvania hospitals since they were acquired by Prime, including
new emergency rooms, intensive care units, upgraded IT
infrastructure with EPIC system installation at all three
facilities, lab and radiology equipment, inpatient rehab and
more.
One example of efforts to further meet community needs is the
planned tailoring of services at Suburban Community Hospital to
focus on emergency care with a full-service 24/7 Emergency
Department staffed with board certified physicians and nurses, a
minimum of 10 inpatient beds with services including imaging, lab,
inpatient pharmacy, and diagnostic capabilities, including
state-of-the-art CT imaging. For patients requiring a higher level
of care, transfer agreements to neighboring hospitals will be in
place to meet patient needs. Due to low demand for Behavioral
Health Services and challenges in retaining qualified behavioral
health providers, these services will be suspended. The service
adjustments are expected to take effect mid-July.
For over 75 years, Suburban Community Hospital has been
delivering quality healthcare to Montgomery County and the
surrounding region. Suburban Community Hospital, acquired by the
Prime Healthcare Foundation in 2016, achieved “Honor Roll” status
from the Lown Institute in 2023, including receiving A grades for
health equity, value of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety,
and cost efficiency. In addition, Suburban Community Hospital has
ranked among the top 10% in the nation for patient safety,
according to Healthgrades.
Roxborough Memorial Hospital, acquired in 2012, is a
131-bed community hospital with 249 physicians and over 625
employees and volunteers. The hospital, along with its School of
Nursing, has been serving the medical and health care needs of the
Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of
Philadelphia communities for more than a century. Roxborough
Memorial Hospital has received numerous quality accolades and
awards including receiving the Healthgrades Patient Safety
Excellence Award™ for nine years in a row (2015-2023), named among
the top 10% in the nation among all hospitals for patient safety
nine years in a row (2015-2023) and was awarded an “A” grade for
social responsibility by the Lown Institute.
Lower Bucks Hospital, acquired by Prime Healthcare in
late 2012, is located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania. Founded in
1954, with more than 225 physicians and over 650 employees and
volunteers, the hospital has received numerous quality accolades
and awards including the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence
Award™ for seven years in a row (2018-2024) and has been named
among the top 10% of all hospitals in the nation for patient safety
for seven years in a row (2018-2024).
This year, Prime Healthcare hospitals received more than 200
clinical quality awards from Healthgrades. Additionally, Prime
Healthcare has more Patient Safety Excellence Award recipients from
Healthgrades than any other health system for eight consecutive
years. Its hospitals have also been recognized among the “100 Top
Hospitals” in the nation 69 times by Fortune/PINC AI (formerly IBM
Watson Health). Prime Healthcare’s mission is to provide
compassionate, quality care for all and ensure access for which it
has been recognized as a Top 10 Health System in the nation for
social responsibility, health equity, patient outcomes, clinical
outcomes, and inclusivity from the Lown Institute.
About Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation:
Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation comprise an
award-winning health system operating 44 hospitals and more than
300 outpatient locations in 14 states, providing over 2.6 million
patient visits annually. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals
are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit public charity. Prime is one of the nation's leading
health systems with nearly 45,000 employees and physicians
dedicated to providing the highest quality healthcare. Based in
Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for
award-winning quality care and has been named a Top 10 and Top 15
Health System by IBM Watson Health. To learn more, please visit
www.primehealthcare.com.
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