Information About McCall Memorial Hospital
Joining St. Luke's Health System
Letter of Intent
by and between McCall Memorial Hospital District and St. Luke's Health System
A Letter of Intent is used to preliminarily state in writing the mutual intentions and understandings between McCall Memorial Hospital and St. Luke’s. A Letter of Intent
is a non-binding document. It does not create any legally enforceable commitment or agreement; and, it is not intended to include all the terms and conditions that may ultimately be agreed to by the parties. The full, legally binding terms are addressed within a Definitive Agreement.
Expected Benefits of a New Relationship with St. Luke's are to:
- Provide the best outcomes for patients
- Maintain personalized patient care
- Improve access to care
- Retain local control over hospital operations and services
- Protect the future of high quality health care in our region
Learning about McCall Memorial Hospital joining St. Luke's Health System
To find out more about the following topics contact McCall Memorial Hospital for an information packet or call 634-4061, ext. 131.
General Information
- Background and process
- Hospital Board and Leadership committed to quality local health care
- Changing Health Care landscape
- Physician Involvement and Support
Governance
- Local control with system strength
- Local citizens form local hospital and taxing district boards
- Local Decisions
- Local Responsibility - Expanded working relationships
- Providers
- Payors (Insurance companies)
- Partners
Finance
- Quality care requires long term financial stability
- Local Investment retained
- Local assets preserved
- 100% of local health care dollars are reinvested in providing local care
- Access to capital
Quality & Service
- Priority remains on personalized care
- Sharing continuity of “best practices” across the health system
- Integrated and aligned care
- Best outcomes come from the best people
- Retain employees
- Expanded opportunities for professional growth and development