Affinity Health System ranked a top U.S. Integrated Healthcare Network
02 / 14 / 2006
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
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MENASHA, Wis. – For the fifth consecutive year, Affinity Health System has ranked in the top 50 of 100 Integrated Health Care Networks in the United States.
“We truly believe that better health care begins here at Affinity,” said Kevin Nolan, president and chief executive officer of Affinity Health System. “Receiving this prestigious honor for five consecutive years proves we’re focused on our patients’ experience—successfully integrating technology with access and personalized care. Affinity would not have accomplished this without the dedication and hard work of our 4,300 employees.”
Affinity is 40th in the 2006 ranking, released Feb. 6 by Modern Healthcare. The ninth annual survey—conducted by Verispan, a Pennsylvania-based health care data research firm—surveys 581 U.S. integrated health systems and ranks the top 100 networks. The survey analyzes a health care system’s clinical and financial performance, and measures the degree of integration in several categories including access, contract capabilities, hospital utilization, range of services and technology.
“Our challenge is to build on this success,” Nolan said. “We will continually seek better, more innovative ways to treat our patients.” Nolan added that Affinity is not resting on its laurels. Affinity recently dedicated its newest clinic in Little Chute, featuring electronic patient medical record-keeping and digital X-rays in an environmentally responsible building.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.