St.Vincent Salem Hospital Extends Emergency Care Services
New Partnership Increases Access to Care When Seconds Count
SALEM, IND. – Today, St.Vincent Salem Hospital officials publicly
announced a new partnership with St.Vincent Emergency Physicians, Inc., a
multi-physician emergency medicine group headquartered in Indianapolis.
The affiliation which begins June 1, 2011, continues to grow the
level of emergency care for residents of Salem, Washington and
surrounding counties. In addition, the partnership with this large,
experienced and board-certified physician group will increase the
support of emergency services at St.Vincent Salem Hospital.
This physician practice has served Indiana patients for approximately
40 years, and currently supports the following hospitals: St.Vincent
Indianapolis Hospital; St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana; Peyton
Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent; St.Vincent Carmel Hospital;
St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast in Fishers; Hancock Regional
Hospital in Greenfield and St.Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil.
“St.Vincent Emergency Physicians has demonstrated their high level of
quality of care, commitment and compassion with patients in each
community they have served,” said Lee Jaeger, administrator at
St.Vincent Salem Hospital. “This partnership demonstrates our commitment
to ensuring that the very best medical staff and services are close to
home.”
In February, St.Vincent Emergency Physicians started supporting
St.Vincent Clay Hospital, a 25-bed facility in Brazil, Ind., with its
emergency medicine services. St.Vincent Salem Hospital, along with
St.Vincent Jennings Hospital, in North Vernon will come on board on June
1.
“Our goal is to ensure that each patient experience is personal,
efficient and addresses their unique healthcare needs,” said Stewart
Bick, MD, President, St.Vincent Emergency Physicians. “We are pleased to
serve Washington County and surrounding communities, and to collaborate
with hospital staff to achieve the best possible outcomes.”
The St.Vincent Salem Emergency Department is open 24/7 with a team of caring emergency physicians, nurses and clerical staff.
Three new emergency medicine physicians will join the emergency
department medical staff. John Croasdell, MD, Joel Nunley, MD, Stephanie
Johnson, MD, along with one of the current ED physician, John Reisert,
DO, will provide full-time coverage in the emergency department. Several
of the highly qualified primary care physicians who currently staff the
department will continue to provide additional support.
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For more information contact:
Melissa Richardson
(812) 883-5881 ext. 1366
MLRicha1@stvincent.org