(WSIL) -- The Harrisburg Medical Center Board of Directors has voted in favor of joining 九游体育 Illinois Healthcare (SIH), pending approval from the Illinois Health Facilities and Review Board (IHFSRB).
鈥淥ur patients will continue to receive outstanding care from the same compassionate, caring professionals they have come to know and trust over the years. This will greatly enhance Harrisburg Medical Center鈥檚 ability to provide an array of comprehensive healthcare services in southeastern Illinois. Patients will greatly benefit from having new and improved services closer to their home,鈥� said HMC President and CEO Donald Hutson.
Both organizations feel the enhanced affiliation would strengthen their existing relationship and create pathways to better meet the increasing clinical, financial and technological demands of delivering health care.
HMC and SIH have long collaborated in areas such as general surgery,
urology, podiatry and primary care. In addition, HMC is part of the SIH STAT Heart program and telestroke network.
鈥淗MC and SIH share a patient-centered culture committed to excellence, quality and transparency. SIH is very excited by the potential to expand services and make it possible for even more patients to receive great care locally,鈥� said SIH President and CEO Rex Budde.
Under the proposed agreement, HMC would continue to maintain an independent board of directors and foundation.
