SSM Health Care, Dean Health Systems Finalize Merger (Sun Prairie Star)

SSM Health Care, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems, and Dean Health Systems, a large multi-specialty physician group and health plan, have finalized a deal to merge Dean and its subsidiaries, including Dean Health Plan, into SSM Health Care. The merger became effective on Sept. 1 after all necessary regulatory approvals were received.

Read the full article at: http://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/news/business/article_d9e119dc-14aa-11e3-986e-0019bb30f31a.html

Blogger's Note: Now that this merger is complete, the City hopes to re-engage SSM Heath Care about the future development of the planned health care campus around the St. Mary's Emergency Center in Sun Prairie.

St. Mary's Hospital parent firm plans to acquire Dean Health System (Madison.com)

Dean Clinic's board of directors recommended Monday that Madison-based Dean Health System be acquired by SSM Health Care, the St. Louis-based health system that owns St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.  Dean’s shareholders will vote on the recommendation next month, Dean spokeswoman Kim Sveum said Tuesday. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and other regulators also must approve the deal. Dean, which is mostly doctor-owned, and St. Mary's have collaborated for decades. They started talking more than a year ago about a merger or acquisition, in part because of health care reform.  Their agreement to merge could be finalized as soon as this summer, Dean and SSM said in a news release. The terms will not be disclosed, they said.

Read the full article at:  http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/st-mary-s-hospital-parent-firm-plans-to-acquire-dean/article_b7d15f76-a6a2-11e2-8002-0019bb2963f4.html

Blogger's Note: This may clear the way for additional improvements in Sun Prairie at St. Mary's Emergency Center campus.  Watch for more news on this in the coming months.

St. Mary's Hospital Wins Award for Emergency Department Improvements (Madison.com)

St. Mary's Hospital Wins Award for Emergency Department Improvements 

Link to Full Blog Article: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health_med_fit/st-mary-s-hospital-wins-award-for-emergency-department-improvements/article_3ce61b8a-204d-11e1-8298-001871e3ce6c.html

Link to Full List of Award Narratives: http://www.pressganey.com/Documents/Press%20Ganey%20Awards/2011_Press_Ganey_Awards_Book.pdf?viewFile (Go to Pages 183-184)

Blogger's Note: Congratulations to St. Mary's on this recognition from Press Ganey.  We're proud that the Sun Prairie Emergency Center helped earn this distinction.

Executive Q&A: Brothers Patrick and Erin Ryan Run Growing Network of First Responders (Madison.com)

Executive Q&A: Brothers Patrick and Erin Ryan Run Growing Network of First Responders

Link to Full Story: http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/article_4a181944-f135-11e0-889e-001cc4c002e0.html

Click here for more information on Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service.

Blogger's Note: Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service being in Sun Prairie is just one of the early economic impacts of having the St. Mary's Emergency Center here. 

Hospital Building Blitz in High Gear (Madison.com)

Hospital Building Blitz in High Gear

Link to Full Article: http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/article_658639c0-82d8-11e0-bbe4-001cc4c002e0.html

Blogger's Note: We're confident that SSM Healthcare is going to move forward on their hospital facility in Sun Prairie as soon as they are able to do so. I'm also hopeful that Meriter will still do a project on the property that they own on Thompson Drive. This is a great indicator of how far the East side continues to evolve as a place to live and work.

Leading the Way: Two SSM Health Care Programs Take the Initiative in Grooming Future Leaders (IBMadison.com)

Leading the Way: Two SSM Health Care Programs Take the Initiative in Grooming Future Leaders

Link to full article: http://www.ibmadison.com/healthcare?id=913

Click here for more information on SSM Health Care.

Click here for more information on St. Mary's Hospital.

Click here for more information on St. Mary's Sun Prairie Emergency Center.

Blogger's Note: A great program from a great organization. Have I mentioned before that SSM Health Care and St. Mary's Hospital plan to eventually build a full hospital here Sun Prairie?

St. Mary's Sun Prairie Emergency Center Cares for 20,000th Paitient (St. Mary's Hospital Press Release)

Sun Prairie, WI – April 13, 2011 – It took just 11 months for St. Mary’s Sun Prairie Emergency Center to care for 10,000 patients and this afternoon – another 10 months later – it has reached the 20,000 mark. St. Mary’s Sun Prairie Emergency Center opened on July 1, 2009, and has reached both milestones well ahead of initial projections.

“The community told us several years ago there was an unmet need for emergency services in Sun Prairie, and by the fact we keep hitting our milestones well ahead of time I’d say that need has been proven,” says Rebecca Jacobs, Manager of the St. Mary’s Sun Prairie Emergency Center. “We couldn’t be happier to be here caring for this wonderful community.”

Sun Prairie’s estimated 2010 population is roughly 28,000 people. If each patient lived in the community, this means more than 2 out of 3 residents would have received care from the Center’s dedicated team of healthcare professionals.

St. Mary’s Sun Prairie Emergency Center provides 24/7 care and is staffed by Certified Emergency Nurses and physicians who are all board certified in emergency medicine. It is Wisconsin’s only satellite emergency center and is conveniently located near the intersection of Highway 151 and Reiner Road. The 13,500 square foot building was built on a 17 acre parcel, with future growth and expanded services in mind. It features 10 treatment rooms - including a fire truck-themed room for pediatric patients, a helipad for transport to Madison hospitals and an InstyMeds machine (a 24 hour prescription vending machine).

You can learn more about the St. Mary’s Sun Prairie Emergency Center at: www.stmarysmadison.com/ER.

Source: http://www.stmarysmadison.com/News/Pages/StMarysSunPrairieEmergencyCenterCaresfor20000thPatient.aspx