EmCare and Studer Group Partner to Improve Emergency Care
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EmCare, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced hospital-based emergency physician services, has partnered with The Studer Group, an international outcomes based healthcare organization which assists hospitals in improving clinical and operational results through a focused strategy of evidence based tactics.
James Murphy, EmCare President and COO, said, "EmCare is truly excited about our expanded relationship with Studer Group. We believe that our partnership will facilitate positive outcomes in quality as well as the employee, physician and patient experience for hospitals."
Studer presently provides healthcare coaching to more than 1,000 hospitals. Combined with EmCare's experience, physician and nursing leadership, the partnership has the potential to positively affect millions of patients each year.
Murphy continued, "The EmCare/Studer Group collaboration will be part of the solution for existing and new hospital partners. We expect our partnership to have a positive impact on patients throughout the country."
Quint Studer, CEO and founder of The Studer Group, said, "Our mission is to make healthcare better for patients, physicians and employees. We see our partnership with EmCare as a shared goal to achieve the very best in emergency services across the country. Emergency care is often the first impression of a hospital and has a significant impact on its reputation."
About EmCare, Inc.
EmCare, Inc. and the physician groups operating under the EmCare® brand are leading providers of outsourced emergency department and hospital-based physician services to healthcare facilities in the United States. EmCare has more than 475 exclusive contracts with hospitals and independent physician groups to provide emergency department, anesthesiology, hospitalist and radiology staffing, management and other administrative services. In 2008, more than eight million patients were seen by physicians and clinicians affiliated with EmCare.
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, EmCare is a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS), a leading provider of emergency medical services in the United States. For more information, visit www.emcare.com.
About Studer Group
Studer Group is an outcome-based healthcare firm devoted to teaching evidence-based tools and processes that organizations can immediately use to create and sustain clinical, service and operational excellence. Organizations that work with Studer Group see clear results in the areas of improved patient and customer satisfaction, better physician relations, healthy financials, higher employee retention, growing market share and improvements in various other quality indicators. Studer Group has worked with healthcare systems, hospitals, and medical groups since the firm's inception in 1999 and additionally is operating in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. For more information on Studer Group visit www.studergroup.com.
