NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 27 TN-Aegis-Health-Group
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,
the flagship hospital of the Presbyterian Healthcare System, has engaged Aegis
Health Group to assist in a new community-based effort designed to improve
local community health and save employers significant dollars in their
healthcare expenditures, developing partnerships with local employers to
improve the health of their workforce. For nearly 20 years Aegis has helped
hospitals across the country form lasting relationships with area employers
while improving the health of the workforce. Aegis' program can currently be
found in more than 4,000 employer sites across the country.
The new initiative has been designed to effectively link the hospital's
services and programs with the health-related needs of local employers and
their workforce. Working in partnership, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,
Aegis and local employers will identify the health risks of local employees
related to specific diseases (heart, cancer, diabetes, etc.) and then match
at-risk employees with hospital-based early detection, prevention and
education initiatives. This unique program joins the hospital and employers as
true partners in health.
In support of this effort, Aegis will provide the hospital with its
proprietary software and Internet applications as well as Aegis'
employer-based health information centers, personal health surveys and
personal health reports. Aegis will also provide a full-time "employer
relations specialist" who will be stationed at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
to oversee this program on a day-to-day basis.
"We view this program as one more way that the hospital can make a
positive and lasting impact on our community," said Sherry Mercer, director of
finance for Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. "Working with local employers in
this manner helps improve the health of the local community, reduce employee
health costs, and align the services we are providing with the most important
needs of our consumers."
At a time when healthcare costs are one of the single biggest expenses
many employers face, partnering with the local hospital in this way has been
shown in markets across the nation to save employers meaningful dollars in
employee health costs, absenteeism, healthcare premiums, workers' compensation
and other healthcare-related expenditures.
About Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Established in 1966, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (PHD) is the flagship
hospital of Presbyterian Healthcare System, a member of the faith-based,
nonprofit Texas Health Resources system. U.S. News and World Report ranks PHD
a recognized clinical program leader, providing technologically advanced care
to patients, among the nation's best hospitals in digestive disorders,
orthopedics, and neurology and neurosurgery. The 866-bed facility has
approximately 4,000 employees and an active medical staff of more than 1,000
physicians. For more information about PHD, visit http://www.PHSCare.org.
About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources (THR) is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit
health care delivery systems in the United States and the largest in North
Texas in terms of patients served. THR controls 13 affiliated hospitals and a
medical research organization and is a corporate member or partner in seven
additional hospitals and surgery centers. THR's family of hospitals include:
Harris Methodist Hospitals, Arlington Memorial Hospital and Presbyterian
Healthcare System. For more information about THR, visit
http://www.texashealth.org.
About Aegis Health Group
Aegis Health Group's national client base includes more than 60
for-profit, nonprofit and academic medical centers that have turned to Aegis
to enhance bottom-line profitability by driving top-line growth. No other
company has been able to match Aegis' breadth of services, track record and
bottom-line proven performance when it comes to building relationships between
hospitals and area employers. Further information may be obtained at
http://www.aegisgroup.com.
SOURCE Aegis Health Group
