HCA (NYSE:HCA) today announced the company’s affiliation with Santa
Clara County Independent Practice Association (SCCIPA) through a
reorganization of SCCIPA and HCA’s acquisition of Pacific Partners
Management Services, Inc. (PPMSI), the manager of SCCIPA. SCCIPA is a
network of more than 800 physicians in the San Jose, Calif. area where
HCA operates Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center of San
Jose.
Founded in 1986, SCCIPA includes primary care physicians, specialists
and other ancillary service providers who care for more than 90,000
managed care plan participants. SCCIPA and PPMSI will be affiliated with
HCA’s Physician Services Group. PPMSI also manages one other independent
practice association in the area.
“SCCIPA is a comprehensive network of leading independent physicians
and, like HCA, has focused for many years on continually improving
patient outcomes,” said Dr. Michael S. Cuffe, president of HCA’s
Physician Services Group. “We are pleased to affiliate with SCCIPA
physicians, and we look forward to working together to continue to meet
the healthcare needs of this community.”
“We are very proud of what has been created at SCCIPA and PPMSI and feel
this affiliation with HCA’s Physician Services Group provides a solid
foundation for the successful future practice of medicine by both our
primary care doctors and our specialty physician network,” said Dr. J.
Kersten Kraft, president and chairman of the board of SCCIPA. “I
personally believe this event will be a legacy that preserves the
delivery of high quality healthcare in the Silicon Valley and beyond.”
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1968, HCA is one of the nation’s leading providers of
healthcare services, comprising locally managed facilities that include
167 hospitals and 113 surgery centers in 20 states and the United
Kingdom. Last year, employees and caregivers at HCA-affiliated hospitals
were responsible for more than 20 million patient encounters.
Eighty-five percent of HCA’s hospitals reporting core measure
performance data to The Joint Commission for 2013 are on TJC’s current
list of Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®,
as compared to 36.9 percent of all TJC-accredited hospitals reporting
2013 data.
All references to “Company” and “HCA” as used throughout this release
refer to HCA Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates.
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