by DENVER, September 10th2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kaiser Permanente and CommonSpirit Health have expanded their relationship with a new long-term agreement in Colorado. This partnership offers Kaiser Permanente’s current and future members greater convenience close to home and access to more of Metro Denver’s leading hospitals and providers. This unique arrangement includes the integration of Kaiser Permanente physicians and employees into CommonSpirit hospitals to care for Kaiser Permanente members.
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Kaiser Permanente is a not-for-profit health system that provides a leading model of health care delivery that integrates care and coverage. This connected system includes care delivered by Kaiser Permanente primary care and specialty care providers, along with an extensive third-party network of providers and hospitals.
CommonSpirit is also a healthcare nonprofit with a long history of caring for the people of ColoradoCommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region operates 20 hospitals and more than 240 care locations, with a team of more than 16,000 employees and 5,300 advanced practice physicians and clinical specialists.
“We are proud to have been caring for Colorado residents for 55 years and continue to expand access to additional high-quality hospitals and healthcare providers to better serve our members’ needs for decades to come,” said Mike Ramseierregional president of Kaiser Permanente. “By working together with a like-minded health system, we will fulfill our mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care and improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.”
This new strategic relationship, which begins in early 2025, will give Kaiser Permanente members access to CommonSpirit hospitals for inpatient and emergency care. These hospitals include:
- St. Antonius Hospital (Morewood) – a full-service, acute care hospital designated as a Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. In addition to earning a CMS 5-Star Safety Rating and Magnet designation for exceptional nursing care, St. Anthony is also the headquarters of Flight for Life, the nation’s first and one of the most accomplished intensive care transport programs.
- St. Anthony North Hospital (Westminster) – has earned a Leapfrog “A” for patient safety and Magnet designation, and in July opened a state-of-the-art, five-story tower featuring a 30,000-square-foot, world-class cancer center that includes medical oncology, radiation oncology, infusion and space for specialists to see patients. The tower also includes a surgical unit, and as future floors of the tower are built, it will have three 30-bed medical surgical units and an additional 25-bed ICU.
- OrthoColorado Hospital (Morewood) – the only orthopedic and spine specialty hospital in the Rocky Mountain Region. The state-of-the-art facility is located on the campus of St. Anthony Hospital.
- Longmont United Hospital (Longmont) – a full-service acute care hospital that has been providing high-quality, integrated care to Longmont and surrounding communities. The hospital has a Leapfrog “A” for patient safety. Longmont United is also a Primary Stroke Center. (Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff are not currently integrated into this hospital for inpatient care.)
To meet the needs of Kaiser Permanente members, Kaiser Permanente plans to integrate top specialty physicians and employees into the medical staffs of St. Anthony Hospital, St. Anthony North Hospital and OrthoColorado Hospital beginning in 2025. This includes hospitalists, general surgeons, orthopedists, cardiologists, palliative care physicians, pulmonologists and other specialists.
“By combining our medical expertise and commitment to compassionate care, CommonSpirit Health and Kaiser Permanente are building a comprehensive, long-term relationship that will reshape how and where healing can happen,” said Andrew GaaschPresident of CommonSpirit’s Mountain Region. “We know that healing close to home is important for every patient, and through this partnership, we look forward to welcoming Kaiser Permanente members and ensuring that every patient experiences outstanding care and service when they need us most.”
“We regularly evaluate our relationships with hospitals and community health providers to ensure we are providing our members and patients with the right care at the right time and in the right place,” said Jeff KrawcekMD, executive medical director and president of Colorado Permanente Medical Group. “As we deepen our relationship with CommonSpirit Health, we remain committed to delivering exceptional patient care while optimizing our unique care delivery model and exploring new ways to keep health care high quality and affordable.”
In Southern ColoradoKaiser Permanente members have had access to CommonSpirit hospitals in Colorado Springs, Villageand Cañon City for many years. In Colorado SpringsKaiser Permanente members have access to Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital-Interquest. Additionally, members have access to St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City and St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Village.
In addition to joining new local hospitals, Kaiser Permanente is investing significantly in the construction of new, state-of-the-art replacement medical offices in Morewood, ParkAnd Villageand is renovating many of the 29 medical offices on the Front Range.
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The agreement also reinforces both organizations’ long-standing commitment to Colorado community with high-quality, affordable health care. Kaiser Permanente brought its mission-based, integrated health care model to Colorado in 1969 and CommonSpirit’s Mountain Region, founded by the Catholic sisters who cared for the miners and railroad workers traveling west, has been providing high-quality, patient-centered care since 1882.
About CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing the health of all people. It was founded in February 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of more than 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates 142 hospitals and more than 2,200 care locations in 24 states. In FY 2022, CommonSpirit had revenue of $33.9 billion and provide $4.9 billion in charity care, community benefit, and non-reimbursed government programs. Learn more at www.commonspirit.org.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to shaping the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care and improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 12.5 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Our members and patients care for their total health and are guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are supported by leading-edge technologies and resources for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is committed to healthcare innovations, clinical research, health education and supporting the health of our communities. For more information, visitabout.kp.org
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