MORGANTOWN — Mon Health System and Minnie Hamilton Health System have entered into a clinical affiliation agreement to increase access to specialized medical and care services to ensure residents of Calhoun and Gilmer counties continue to have an independent health care choice close to home.
“This clinical affiliation allows patients to stay in the local community while receiving the highest-quality, most comprehensive care close to home,” said Mon Health President and CEO, David Goldberg. “We are building on each other’s strengths to assure the best medical care backed by Mon Health’s nationally recognized care and specialists.”
Effective May 1, Mon Health System began working with Minnie Hamilton clinical teams to advance the depth of needed specialty care, initially including gastroenterology, urology, women’s health and surgery aligned with Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. The clinical affiliation will also strengthen Minnie Hamilton’s telemedicine network, providing immediate access to Mon Health specialists through leading-edge video technology.
The agreement allows Minnie Hamilton Health System to achieve operational cost efficiencies and best clinical practice sharing through this locally focused Mon Health clinical affiliation. Minnie Hamilton Health System will continue to be independent and to focus on the health care needs of its community under the oversight of its local board of directors, clinicians and management team.
“Minnie Hamilton Health System is a center for superb regional health care. We have continuously collaborated with regional hospitals and health systems to serve our patients and communities from a large geographic area,” said Stephen Whited, Minnie Hamilton CEO. “When community health systems like Mon Health work collaboratively with us, it allows us to do what we do best.”
Mon Health Medical Center and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital were recently awarded an A grade for patient safety for Spring 2021 from The Leapfrog Group, the only hospitals in West Virginia to achieve the distinction. Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital is a CMS 5-Star Hospital and Mon Health Medical Center is a CMS 4-Star Hospital.
“Mon Health is proud to work collaboratively and create alliances to maintain a strong network of hometown top-quality hospitals that have a legacy of serving their communities with distinction,” Goldberg said.
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