CHRISTUS Health has entered into a three-year agreement with Schumacher Group, the third largest emergency physician and hospitalist management company in the nation, to be a preferred provider of emergency medicine and hospitalist solutions for CHRISTUS facilities.
Schumacher Group will offer comprehensive emergency department and hospitalist staffing and management solutions to many of CHRISTUS Health's 40-plus member hospitals located in southeast and southwest regions of the U.S. Under this agreement, CHRISTUS members will benefit from the long-standing partnership and can take advantage of this trusted relationship to consult Schumacher Group for customized solutions for their staffing and management needs.
CHRISTUS hospitals will benefit from a core staff of Schumacher Group expert clinicians, and will also experience the innovative approach and depth of operations expertise for which the company is known. Schumacher Group partner hospitals each receive the attention of a dedicated operating team of clinical and operational experts. Shored up by extensive resources and proven best practices, the teams ensure high quality care, Core Measures and PQRI compliance, efficiencies, high patient satisfaction, and cost effectiveness for client hospitals.
"This partnership is aligned with CHRISTUS Health's commitment to provide high standards of service and performance and to treat our patients with dignity and respect," says Thomas Royer, M.D., president and Chief Executive Officer of CHRISTUS. "Schumacher Group not only shares this mission and has extensive industry experience, but brings value to our services. CHRISTUS is committed to building relationships that benefit its member hospitals, and providing them with industry-leading service options."
Schumacher Group founder and CEO William "Kip" Schumacher, M.D., FACEP, says, "We're delighted to have this opportunity to impact patient care in CHRISTUS facilities. Because we've already established that our values are well aligned, this allows us to dive in and work one-on-one with each of these hospitals to tailor solutions at the local level in all these communities."
About CHRISTUS Health: Headquartered in Dallas, CHRISTUS Health is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system listed among the top ten Catholic health systems in the U.S.
About Schumacher Group: Schumacher Group, based in Lafayette, LA, provides emergency and hospital medicine staffing and management solutions to over 150 hospitals in 18 states nationwide, and will serve nearly three million patients in 2009. Located in Lafayette, La Schumacher Group is an ER Service Provider.
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