The University of Toledo has developed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OhioCare Health System Inc., the parent company of St. Luke\u2019s Hospital in Maumee, that calls for the two entities to pursue an enhanced affiliation.<\/p>\n
Dr. Jeffrey Gold, UT provost, executive vice president for health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, updated the Board of Trustees on the MOU during today\u2019s Finance Committee meeting.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s leadership and board will further consider the MOU at a board meeting later this week.<\/p>\n
Gold said UT and St. Luke\u2019s have successfully grown their relationship over the last several years, and the MOU is the next \u201cvery preliminary step\u201d in continuing that progress.<\/p>\n
UT already has several residents training at St. Luke\u2019s, including in family medicine, and an emergency medicine program scheduled to begin this summer.<\/p>\n
Although it\u2019s too early to tell what a partnership may end up looking like, Gold said St. Luke\u2019s location, physical space, strong reputation and excellent quality of care are among the many reasons it is an attractive partner.<\/p>\n
The MOU paves the way for UT and St. Luke\u2019s to enter formal discussions and conduct due diligence in order to reach agreement on a business model that is in the best interest of both parties and the community.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, it is hoped an enhanced relationship would result in, among other things, improved training opportunities for health-care professional students and residents, improved patient satisfaction, the ability to recruit and retain more health-care professionals in the area, and the creation of an academic health center that ranks among the nation\u2019s top 100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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