UCI Health CEO shares vision for integration of 4 Tenet hospitals
Becker's Hospital Review
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Summary
UCI Health recently completed its acquisition of four hospitals from Tenet Healthcare's Pacific Coast Network, marking a significant blend of academic and community healthcare systems in Southern California. Chad Lefteris, CEO of UCI Health, emphasized the merger's potential to innovate healthcare delivery by combining the strengths of both academic and community settings. This move aims to broaden access to care, facilitate the transfer of patients requiring advanced treatment, and integrate the new hospitals into UCI Health's culture. Challenges include assimilating new staff, unifying organizational cultures, and updating the electronic medical record (EMR) systems to UCI Health's platform. Lefteris highlighted the enthusiastic reception from the community and the opportunity for mutual learning and growth as particularly exciting aspects of the acquisition.
