MERCY MEDICAL'S NEW HEALTH ALLIANCE

THE C-E-O OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS THE HOSPITAL AND ITS PATIENTS WILL SEE SEVERAL BENEFITS FROM A NEW ALLIANCE WITH OTHER IOWA HEALTH SYSTEMS.

BOB PEEBLES SAYS THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH ALLIANCE  INCLUDES 50 HOSPITALS AND 160 CLINICS:

BESIDES THE MERCY HEALTH NETWORK AND UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM AND MERCY-CEDAR RAPIDS ARE PART OF THE ALLIANCE. PEEBLES SAYS THE HOSPITALS WILL SHARE RESOURCES ACROSS THE STATE:

 PEEBLES SAYS THERE'S NO CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT OR ASSET OWNERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE, AS IT'S A PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE INFORMATION AND REDUCE COSTS.