St. Luke's Hospital hires firm to examine its future
The 13abc I-Team has learned that management at Saint Luke's hospital is examining the hospital's future. This comes about 7 years after the federal government dissolved the hospital's merger with Promedica.
The hospital has hired a strategic advisory firm to figure out where the place goes from here. A statement from Saint Luke's says this is being done to evaluate strategic and financial positions.
This comes just about 10 years shy of a major shift in position, when Promedica bought the Maumee based hospital. That was august of 2010. But then the Federal Trade Commission stepped in calling this move essentially a monopoly.
The FTC saying this move would lessen competition and increase prices. So the FTC broke the two apart in 2012, leaving Saint Luke's on its own again.
Now hospital management is once again looking at the future, in a statement telling 13abc this consultant will be looking at how the hospital can deliver health services and be an attractive place for physicians to work.
FULL STATEMENT FROM SAINT LUKE’S HOSPITAL PRESIDENT AND CEO DAN WAKEMAN:
In light of the striking changes in health care – both locally and nationally – St. Luke’s continues to assess and implement strategic and operational changes necessary to best secure the future of the hospital’s ability to meet the needs of our community by providing high quality, comprehensive services.
St. Luke’s has retained a national health care strategic advisory firm to work with our Board, medical staff and leadership team to evaluate our strategic and financial position and identify specific opportunities to best position St. Luke’s to continue the important role it plays in delivering critical and important health services to the community, providing an attractive environment for our physicians to practice, and being an employer of choice for our staff.
The Board and hospital management are committed to our Mission to serve the community. We are focused on increasing our value and relevance.
