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Abbreviation
  
Rochester Regional

Tax ID no.
  
22-2551509

Headquarters
  
New York, United States

Type
  
Nonprofit Organization

Revenue
  
1.9 billion USD

Founded
  
1847

Rochester Regional Health httpswwwrochesterregionalorgmediaimagesl

Predecessor
  
Rochester General Health System Unity Health System

Formation
  
2014 (Result of Merger)

Location
  
100 Kings Highway South Rochester, New York 14617

CEO
  
Mark C. Clement (Sep 2006–)

Motto
  
Built by the Community, For the Community

Subsidiaries
  
Finger Lakes Bone and Joint Center, LLP

Similar
  
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Rochester Institute of Technology, St John Fisher College, Roberts Wesleyan College, Hillside Family of Agencies

Rochester regional health


Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York is an integrated health system that was formed in 2014 by the joining of Rochester General and Unity Health systems.

Contents

The network includes five hospitals, ElderONE/PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) and home health programs, outpatient laboratories, rehabilitation programs and surgical centers, independent and assisted living centers and skilled nursing facilities. They serve families in communities from the Greater Rochester area across Western New York and the Finger Lakes region.

Rochester Regional Health is Rochester's third-largest employer.

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History

In February 2003, Rochester General Health System (then called ViaHealth) and Unity Health System opened merger discussions, but the discussions ended in April 2004, when Rochester General's board of directors voted unanimously to reject the merger. The disagreement was partly due to the differences in ViaHealth wanting to merge its medical and dental staff, and Unity Health System the opposite. Merger discussions began again in April 2013, in response to incentives built by the Federal Affordable Care Act, but also New York State regulations and increasing pressure for better outcomes and lower costs from business and commercial insurers.

In July 2014, Rochester General Health System and Unity Health System merged. The new system was referred to as "RU system" or "Newco" for a short time until the new board of directors selected the name Rochester Regional Health System.

In January 2015, United Memorial Medical Center joined the system. Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic joined the system in April 2015. The hospitals joined due to the difficulty for small-town rural health clinics to be financially viable and to attract and retain adequate medical staff.

In May 2015, the system shortened its name to Rochester Regional Health.

Rochester General Hospital

  • Rochester General Hospital, a 528-bed acute-care facility with a medical and dental staff of 1,500 that provides services including emergency, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology.

    • Unity Hospital

  • Unity Hospital, is a 337-bed community hospital in the town of Greece, NY.

    • Newark-Wayne Community Hospital

  • Newark Wayne Community Hospital, a 120-bed hospital in Wayne County

    • Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic

  • Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, The 262-bed Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic provides acute care, primary care, cancer treatment and behavioral health and addiction recovery programs in the central Finger Lakes region. The hospital features private rooms for every patient. An integrative program, the Springs of Clifton, delivers conventional care as well as complimentary medicine therapies including massage, acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic services, mineral baths and an herbal medicinary.

    • United Memorial Medical Center

  • United Memorial Medical Center, United Memorial Medical Center is a 131-bed hospital in Batavia serving residents of Genesee County and the surrounding rural communities.

    • Notable staff

  • Sophie French Palmer - Early Nurse Reformer and a founder and first editor of the American Journal of Nursing.
  • Agnes Bartlett Curtis - Long-time Volunteer Red Cross Nurses Aide and American Red Cross administrator. During WWII, as an administrator of the Eastern Area, Curtis organized, trained, and placed volunteer nurses’ aides in nursing services, in U.S. and overseas military hospitals.
  • Dr. Ronald Kirshner - Distinguished Cardiac Surgeon. Dr. Kirshner is notable for helping Rochester General Hospital to become the first Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery Center outside of Ohio. In 2001, Dr. Kirshner and his team received the RIT/USA Today Quality Cup for applying the teaching of the General Motor’s PICOS process to the practice of Cardiac Surgery.

    • References

    Rochester Regional Health Wikipedia
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