Big Bend Hospice, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Partner on Transformative Approach to Transitional Care
May 02 2024 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
Big Bend Hospice (BBH) and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH)
announced a partnership today to improve patient navigation within
the healthcare system. This collaboration aims to streamline
transitions between hospitals, doctor's offices, rehabilitation
centers, and home care. The signing of the Affiliation Agreement
creates a governance structure that will develop a transformative
approach to improving transitions of care in the Big Bend
community.
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Transitions of care involve a patient's movement between
healthcare settings, such as doctor's offices, hospitals,
rehabilitation centers, long-term care, home health, hospice, etc.
This partnership establishes a network of connected healthcare
services, creating a seamless patient journey regardless of
specific needs.
TMH offers existing home-based healthcare services, while BBH is
a hospice and palliative care leader. Combining expertise allows
BBH and TMH to provide a more comprehensive and patient-centered
approach to healthcare across the Big Bend region.
The ultimate goal is improved patient outcomes. Working
together, BBH and TMH can offer a broader range of in-home
services, including physical therapy, chronic disease management,
and hospice care. This integrated approach can improve overall
health and potentially reduce hospital stays.
By leveraging the strengths of both organizations, the
partnership will expand access to high-quality in-home care for
families across the Big Bend region, with a particular focus on
supporting those in rural communities.
“Meeting the healthcare needs of our region necessitates
strategic alliances,” said Mark O’Bryant, President & CEO of
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. “We are proud to partner with Big
Bend Hospice to develop innovative care models that allow people to
receive excellent care at home, where they feel most
comfortable.”
This partnership will expand its offerings over time, finding
ways to collaborate with other providers to meet the unique needs
of local communities. BBH and TMH will jointly provide strategic
guidance, with Big Bend Hospice leading operations, business
development, and clinical programming.
“Big Bend Hospice has over 40 years of providing 24/7 in-home
care and hospice services to the communities in Franklin, Gadsden,
Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla counties,
“said Bill Wertman, CEO of Big Bend Hospice. “We look forward to
leveraging our expertise in home-based care while continuing to
provide the compassionate care our community has come to know us
for.”
The partnership has already achieved success in opening the
First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care (FCCCC), a new
inpatient hospice unit at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Read more
here.
Big Bend Hospice and TMH also look forward to growing and
providing critically needed services in Panama City Beach. TMH, the
St. Joe Company, and Florida State University are partnering on a
new campus in Panama City Beach.
The expert care teams at BBH and TMH are dedicated to quality,
compassionate care that extends throughout a patient’s life,
ensuring they receive the proper care in the right place at the
right time.
About Big Bend Hospice: Big Bend
Hospice (BBH) is a more than 40-year-old nonprofit agency and
leading provider of end-of-life care. We expertly serve the
following eight counties in the Big Bend area of Florida: Franklin,
Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla.
Our entire team is fully committed to providing comprehensive and
compassionate care that meets the needs of the whole patient and
family. For more information, call 850-878-5310 or visit
bigbendhospice.org.
About Tallahassee Memorial
HealthCare Founded in 1948, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
(TMH) is a private, nonprofit community healthcare system committed
to transforming care, advancing health and improving lives with an
ultimate vision to elevate the standards of healthcare practice,
quality and innovation in the region. Serving a 21-county area in
North Florida and South Georgia, TMH is comprised of a 772-bed
acute care hospital, a surgery and adult ICU center, a psychiatric
hospital, multiple specialty care centers, three residency programs
and 38 affiliated physician practices. For more information, visit
TMH.ORG.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Stephanie Derzypolski Tallahassee Memorial
HealthCare 850-228-3799 Stephanie.Derzypolski@TMH.ORG
Erica Schrag Big Bend Hospice 850-756-7204
ESchrag@BigBendHospice.ORG