Partnership formed to enhance access to
high-quality and affordable outpatient surgical services throughout
the Pacific Northwest
PHOENIX, July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Healthcare Partners
(Atlas), a national ambulatory surgery center (ASC) development and
management company, announced a new joint venture with MultiCare, a
leading not-for-profit healthcare organization operating 12
hospitals across Washington state.
The partnership combines the ASC strategy, development and
operations expertise of Atlas with the broad hospital, physician
and ambulatory network of MultiCare to expand access to high
quality, affordable surgical care to the communities of the Pacific
Northwest.
"We are very proud and excited to work with MultiCare. We've
found strong cultural alignment between the two organizations and
believe that the Atlas mission to provide exceptional care and
outstanding customer service to patients and physicians complements
and supports MultiCare's vision to be the Pacific Northwest's
highest value system of health," said Aric Burke, CEO, Atlas
Healthcare Partners. "The Atlas joint venture ASC model aligns
MultiCare, physicians, and Atlas to deliver high-quality
patient outcomes and experience in an affordable outpatient
setting. Atlas also focuses on providing a highly efficient service
for physicians with an opportunity to invest in and partner in the
ASC operations."
"ASCs are essential for us to provide the highest quality and
highest value healthcare to our communities," said Dr. Mark Mariani, Vice President, MultiCare Surgery
Centers. "We are committed to maintaining and expanding access to
surgical care in the region with an outstanding partner that helps
us deliver on our vision and mission. Partnering with Atlas
provides the team and expertise to develop, manage, and scale our
ASC network quickly and effectively."
MultiCare is the third health system to form a joint venture
with Atlas since 2019, joining Banner Health and Corewell
Health.
About Atlas Healthcare Partners
Atlas Healthcare
Partners (Atlas) specializes in the development and management of
ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in partnership with
not-for-profit health systems and physicians. Established in 2018,
Atlas partnered with Banner Health (Banner) to develop and manage
Banner's ASC network in Arizona,
Colorado, and Wyoming. In the first five years as partners,
Atlas led the expansion of Banner's ASC network from eight to 30
centers with additional ASCs under development.
Atlas formed a joint venture with Corewell Health in 2022 and
MultiCare in 2023, to develop and manage ASC networks in their
markets. Additionally, Atlas has teamed up with MedAxiom, an ACC
company, to create a pioneering cardiovascular-focused ASC company.
For more information, visit Atlashp.com or follow us on
LinkedIn.
About MultiCare Health System
MultiCare Health
System is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12
hospitals and more than 22,000 team members. MultiCare is committed
to achieving a mission of partnering for a healing and healthy
future and being the Pacific Northwest's highest value system of
health. As the largest community-based, locally governed health
system in Washington state,
MultiCare's comprehensive system of healthcare includes hospital,
primary care, specialty, emergency and ambulatory services. For
more information, visit MultiCare.org or follow us on Twitter,
Facebook, Instagram.
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