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Mad River Community Hospital Selects VEP Healthcare to Manage Its Emergency Department Services
VEP Healthcare, Inc. has contracted with Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, California, to manage the hospital’s emergency department (ED) services.
VEP Healthcare has a proven track record of improving emergency department services to major urban, smaller community, and rural hospitals nationwide. VEP collaborates closely with partner hospitals to achieve multiple advantages: increased efficiency, greater cost savings, improved patient throughput, reduced malpractice rates, and lower left-without-being-seen rates.
Established in 1911, Mad River Community Hospital is a locally owned and independent hospital. It provides a complete range of acute care inpatient services, including obstetrics, emergency medicine, physical therapy, ICU, medical-surgical care, and radiological services. The 5-bed emergency room department is staffed 24 hours a day. The radiology department is equipped with fixed MRI, CT scan, and x-ray technology. Mad River Community Hospital is nationally recognized by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) for excellence in patient care.
Doug Shaw, Mad River Community Hospital CEO, states, “At Mad River, the patient is our first concern. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our patients by delivering quality care in a friendly and compassionate healthcare environment. With VEP Healthcare as our partner, we are optimistic that together we can improve our patients’ experience even more.”
President and CEO of VEP Healthcare Steven Maron, MD, adds, “Like Mad River Community Hospital, we put patients first. We are excited to be working with a like-minded partner to ensure that the patients and professionals of Humboldt County and beyond have access to exceptional healthcare.” – Olean Times Herald
