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Partnership to Bring New Model of Health Care to Lafayette
1/25/2006
 -Reprinted from clarian.org
Lafayette, Indiana, January 24, 2006 -- This afternoon, Clarian Health Partners and Arnett HealthSystem, based in Lafayette, IN, will publicly announce a partnership to bolster health care services in the greater Lafayette area. One component of the overall plan is a joint venture hospital in Lafayette.
'Our partnership with Arnett is designed to enhance patient care delivery and health care capabilities in the Lafayette area,' says Daniel F. Evans, Jr., President & CEO, Clarian Health Partners.
'Patient care is the number one priority for both of our organizations,' states Dr. Michael Skehan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arnett HealthSystem. 'A partnership between our two entities will open the doors for the community to receive a level of health care quality that is unprecedented.'
The approved model of the hospital includes plans for a 150-bed facility, at a cost of nearly $170 million. The facility will be a full service community-based hospital. The joint venture hospital will be split ownership, with the majority owned by Clarian and a minority owned by Arnett physicians -- similar to the Clarian North and Clarian West ownership models. The existing Arnett sites will also become owned by the new joint venture.
Arnett is the largest multi-specialty medical clinic in Indiana, offering quality health care services to patients in a 14-county area. More than 140 physicians practice in more than 45 medical specialties and subspecialties. Arnett's mission is to improve the health and quality of life in the communities served.
The Clarian-Arnett partnership will strengthen the commitment to medical education and research through the affiliation that already exists between Clarian and the Indiana University School of Medicine, which also views this partnership as a logical and natural fit.
'Bringing additional resources to Lafayette will further enhance research and educational collaborations between Clarian, Arnett and the IU School of Medicine, which partners with Purdue University to provide the first two years of medical education to some of our students on the West Lafayette campus,' according to D. Craig Brater, M.D., Dean, Indiana University School of Medicine and Vice President of Life Sciences at IU. 'There is already tremendous clinical, research and educational work taking place, and this will add to our ability to enhance the lives of patients.'
Over the coming months, details and developments of the plan will be shared and a groundbreaking of the new hospital will take place later in 2006.
-Forwared by Randy Gieseking
Editor's Note: Safety Management Group is honored to provide a safety advisor to Clarian for this important project.
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