USA Today: "Hospitals texting to calm nerves' [video]

Quoting from the March 8th USA Today posting:

"Some hospitals are now using texts to communicate with patients and families before, during and after some surgeries to help alleviate anxiety."

Link to USAToday.com to view the video

WDRB - FOX 41/Louisville: 'Kentuckiana Medical Center receives top ranking for patient safety"

Quoting from the posting: "

A consumer report ranks Kentuckiana Medical Center as the top hospital in the Louisville area for patient safety, according to a press release. The announcement was made jointly by Galichia Hospital Group's Chairman and CEO Joseph P. Galichia and Michael Phillips, CEO of KMC.

The ranking was first released last week in a report quoting Dr. John Santa, Medical Director for Consumer Reports Consumer Health Choices."
 
Link to the WDRB website

Wichita Business Journal: 'Galichia-managed Indiana medical center earns patient safety award'

Quoting from today's posting by Josh Heck:

"Consumer Reports has awarded the Kentuckiana Medical Center top billing for patient safety in its region, according to a news release.

Kentuckiana Medical is located in Clarksville, Ind. and is managed by Wichita-based Galichia Hospital Group, a national health care development company led by cardiologist Joseph Galichia."
 
Link to WBJ Biz Talk

Courier-Journal: Kentuckiana Medical Center opens ER, touts short wait times

Quoting from today's posting by Charlie White: "A private hospital in Southern Indiana is now guaranteeing that emergency room patients will be seen in 15 minutes or less...

...A multimillion-dollar expansion is expected to be completed early next year, including adding the final dozen of the originally planned 46 patient rooms, as well as adding telemetry-monitoring devices to some rooms and other new equipment.

Kansas-based Galichia Hospital Group, led by Dr. Joseph Galichia, is managing the hospital for Florida-based owner Rialto."

Link to the Courier-Journal

Courier-Journal: 'Private Clarksville hospital opens ER'

Quoting from this morning's posting: 

"Kentuckiana Medical Center opened its emergency room Sunday for the first time since the Clarksville hospital off U.S. 31 began serving the area in 2009...

...Michael Phillips, the hospital’s new CEO who relocated from Wichita, said Wednesday that completion of a multimillion-dollar expansion is expected early next year, including the final dozen of the originally planned 46 patient rooms, as well as adding telemetry-monitoring devices to some rooms and other new equipment.

Phillips said the hospital also plans on being able to guarantee ER patients that they’ll be seen within 15 minutes, a promise he said his company has fulfilled in Kansas.

The rooms boast lots of natural light and are all private rooms, 'which we find is good for patients,' Phillips said."

Link to Courier-Journal.com

Related posting from January 3, 2014:

"Kentuckiana Medical Center (KMC) in Clarksville, IN, has opened its new state-of-the-art Emergency Department and is offering patients a wait time of 15 minutes or less. Now managed by Wichita-KS based Galichia Hospital Group (GHG), KMC is benefiting from the Group’s past experience successfully making a similar promise to ER patients at Galichia Heart Hospital in Kansas."

Link to International Business

News and Tribune: 'Kentuckiana Medical Center under new management'

Quoting from today's posting:

"CLARKSVILLE — Kentuckiana Medical Center is under new management.

Galichia Hospital Group, a national healthcare development firm based in Wichita, Kan. has taken over the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, according to an announcement today.

Kentuckiana Medical Center, located off U.S. 31 in Clarksville, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July and a settlement agreement with the hospital’s creditors was reached in November, according to the release. The settlement paved the way for the new management team to take over the facility."

 Link to The News and Tribune

Becker's Hospital Review: 'Galichia Hospital Group Assumes Management of Kentuckiana Medical Center

Quoting from Bob Herman's posting today:

"A physician-led turnaround company based in Wichita, Kan., Galichia Hospital Group, has taken over the management and operations of Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Ind.

KMC, a physician-owned hospital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010. In July, the hospital received approval for its bankruptcy plan, and in November, it reached a settlement agreement with creditors. KMC had gone through several different financing proposals during the past few years."
 
Link to Becker's Hospital Review

DBJ Premium Content: "Working from home? - Be aware of liability issues before they sideline your business"

Quoting from the July 8th Denver Business Journal section, The Home Office:

“'It’s peace of mind,' Maggie Chamberlin Holben said of why she has liability coverage. Her insurance costs about $250 a year, and the home-based public relations consultant doesn’t have to worry if someone trips over her tripod while she’s recording video for a client...Holben has had clients, often those who receive state or federal funds, who require she carry liability insurance. She’s even gone so far as to get professional liability insurance, or an errors and omissions policy.

Her carrier requires that she indemnify herself in each contract, and the insurance is costly — several thousand dollars a year — but again, she said, it goes back to peace of mind."

Link to the Denver Business Journal article by Amy Bryer