![]() ![]() ![]() Once the merger is complete, John Sphon, longtime Excela CEO, will retire and DeFurio will become the CEO of the newly created health system. “Wages are actually pretty consistent now between the two organizations.” “There are not going to be any immediate changes, but as time moves forward and we get more integrated, it will be a more standardized platform,” DeFurio said of employee wages and benefits. No employees will be affected by the merger, and all wages, benefits, vacation time and other programs will remain the same, he said. “One of these days, there will be one large physicians network, and patients will have access to any of them.” “Ultimately, we will get these two medical groups incorporated,” DeFurio said. Patients will be able to keep the BHS doctors they have come to know and trust, he said. “We will continue to contract with all of the health insurance companies we contract with today.” “We don’t anticipate any changes,” DeFurio said. The new health system will continue to accept all major health insurance providers as well. “It will make more sense, because we will have the efficiencies and will be large enough to make those investments,” DeFurio said. More sophisticated procedures, including advanced valve surgery and robotic surgery, also will be a focus of the new health system. “Now that we will be large enough for a neurologist to be on staff, we anticipate bringing a neurologist on board,” he said. The first targets will be upgraded thoracic surgery, obstetric/gynecological services and cardiovascular capabilities.ĭeFurio said Butler Health System once had a larger neurological presence, which could return after the merger is finalized. “Over the last several months, one area we have been working on is clinical capabilities across the two organizations and who will bring what,” he said. “Our commitment to our patients in providing high-quality, low-cost sophisticated care in our region will be the cornerstone of the new entity.”ĭeFurio said patients can expect expanded medical services to be added due to the merger. “Today’s announcement represents a major step forward in the process to redefine locally controlled, community-based care,” he said. Ken DeFurio, BHS president and CEO, said current patients should be excited about the merger. While a name for the new health system has not yet been decided on, all hospitals involved will retain their current names. It is important to discuss anything which imp-roves standards in financial services.When finalized, the new health system will employ approximately 7,300 people and have more than 1,000 physicians and practitioners that serve a population of 750,000. Sofa chairman Nick Bamford says: “In terms of whether bodies merge to provide best service, then that may happen at some point in the future. We will have lots of dates but whether we get married is another matter.” Insurers are only one part of the future of financial advice and as long as we are dominated by the insurers, this will not happen.”Įdgar says: “We are happy to talk and think joint enterprises are a good idea. He says: “If companies are merging, why aren't professional bodies? Before we go for the full marriage, let us have a few dates. Newly elected Sofa director Jason Butler is calling for Sofa and the Institute of Financial Planning to merge after less than two weeks in the job.īutler, voted on to the Sofa board at the end of November, is also editor of the IFP's journal and director of London IFA Bloomsbury Financial Planning, where IFP president Campbell Edgar is a fellow director and technical manager Robert Lockie also sits on the IFP board.īutler says each body has its own strengths, with Sofa seen as the more technical body with a strong secretariat while the IFP focuses on the more practical issues and has a good network of branches.Īs a first step in the process, Butler suggests holding joint conferences and education days and joint media relations. ![]()
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