Physician-Led Steward Health Care, Nation’s Largest Accountable Care Organization, Achieves CMS’ 100% Quality Ranking
September 24, 2021Amid COVID-19 Headwinds, Steward Generated Millions in Shared Savings for Medicare CMS Awards Steward Second Largest Medicare Savings Payment in Nation DALLAS--Steward Health Care, through its subsidiary Steward National Care Network, ranked first in membership, tied for first in quality, and earned the second highest shared savings payout out of 513 participants in the Center for Medicare and Med...
Steward Health Care Names Marisela Marrero, M.D., Regional President for South Florida
September 14, 2021In her concurrent role as President of Hialeah Hospital, Dr. Marrero will now oversee Steward’s five newly acquired South Florida hospitals Miami, FL – Steward Health Care today announced Marisela Marrero, M.D., will become Steward’s first Regional President for the South Florida Region. Dr. Marrero will oversee the five hospitals Steward acquired from Tenet Healthcare Corporation last month, in...
Mountain Vista Medical Center Receives Level III Trauma Re-verification from the American College of Surgeons
September 13, 2021Mountain Vista Medical Center’s trauma center has once again been re-verified as a Level III Trauma Center after a comprehensive on-site review by the American College of Surgeon’s Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT). The achievement confirms the hospital’s overall readiness to care for trauma patients from pre-hospitalization through rehabilitation. “Our team prides itself on providing the highest stan...
Mountain Vista Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Stroke Treatment
August 24, 2021Mountain Vista Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized-research-based guidelines. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of ad...
Mountain Vista Medical Center and MDsave Partner to Increase Access to Medical Care for East Valley Patients
August 16, 2021With an ever-increasing number of Americans paying out of pocket for healthcare, Mountain Vista Medical Center is taking steps to help these patients get the medical care they need, when they need it. By partnering with online healthcare marketplace MDsave, Mountain Vista is providing a new way for patients to buy their medical services upfront at reduced prices that are bundled together with rela...
Steward Health Care Completes Acquisition of Five South Florida Hospitals Bringing Physician-Led Care To More Communities In The Region - En Español A Continuación
August 2, 2021Innovator in coordinated, compassionate care, Steward is ready to tackle COVID-19 surge and bring high-quality healthcare to the many diverse communities in South Florida DALLAS, TX (August 2, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) successfully completed the acquisition of five hospitals in South Florida from Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) including North Shore Medical ...
Steward Health Care Appoints Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to Board of Directors
July 12, 2021DALLAS, TX -- Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to its Board of Directors. A member of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, she has served as Chairperson of the Board of Steward’s Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2005. A native of Kerala, India, Sr. Vimala received a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Bhopal School of Sci...
Patrick Dunn Selected New Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital Chief Nursing Officer
June 28, 2021Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital, both Steward family hospitals, have selected Patrick Dunn, RN, MSN/MHA, as their new chief nursing officer. Dunn will be instrumental in aligning clinical best practices across the affiliated hospitals, and responsible for decisions related to patient safety and clinical quality. “Patrick’s nursing leadership experience, along with his dedicatio...
Steward Health Care To Acquire Five Hospitals In The Miami-Dade/Southern Broward Area From Tenet Healthcare
June 16, 2021Acquisition of Tenet hospitals and hospital-affiliated operations will bring greater access to high-quality care in South Florida DALLAS, TX (June 16, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Steward of Tenet’s five hospitals and related hospital operat...
Steward Health Care Vaccinates 100,000 Americans – And Counting – Against Covid-19
May 20, 2021Physician-owned network’s 40,000 health care professionals unite to fight pandemic Dallas (May 20, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned and -led health care network, has fully vaccinated 100,000 Americans in the fight against COVID-19 – and continues to vaccinate patients at an average rate of 845 people per day across the country. Steward Health Care employs more than...
Kathleen Cartwright Selected New Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital Human Resources Director
April 26, 2021Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital, both Steward family hospitals, have selected Kathleen (Kat) Cartwright as their new human resources director. Cartwright will plan, lead, direct, develop and coordinate the policies, activities and the staff of the Human Resource Department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of Steward’s mission and talent strategy. “We are very exci...
Southwest General Hospital To Become Texas Vista Medical Center
March 29, 2021Hospital launches new Healthy Horizons community program as part of its new leadership commitment to reduce healthcare disparities for San Antonio’s southside families. SAN ANTONIO – After 40 years of service, Southwest General Hospital is recommitting itself to the health of generations to come with a new vision, a new name, and a new program that seeks to take a leadership role in reducing healt...
Steward Health Care Set to Build New Hospital in St. George, Utah
March 24, 2021Nation’s Largest Private & Physician-Led Health Care Network to Build New Facility, With Plans to Open Doors in October 2023 Hospital Will Serve Southern Utah, Offering New Care Options to One of the Fastest-Growing Patient Populations in the Southwest U.S. UTAH – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, physician-owned health care network, today announced it has finalized a deal to ...
STEWARD HEALTH CARE APPOINTS DR. SANJAY SHETTY TO NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF PRESIDENT, STEWARD NORTH AMERICA
March 16, 2021Founder Dr. Ralph de la Torre becomes Chairman and CEO, Steward North America, and Executive Chairman, Steward International, overseeing strategic business directives and global growth as Shetty assumes day-to-day leadership across Steward’s North America operations. DALLAS (MARCH 16, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, physician-owned health care network, today announced Dr...
Steward Health Care Announces Mark Robinson as Chief Operating Officer for the Western Region
January 22, 2021Mesa, AZ - Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, for profit physician-led health care network, today named Mark Robinson as the Chief Operating Officer for the Western Region (Utah and Arizona). Robinson brings 21 years of health care experience to Steward Health Care. Robinson recently lead St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City as the Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2020. Robins...
Steward Health Care of Arizona Has Selected Robert Patel, MD, Its New Chief Medical Officer
December 16, 2020Steward Health Care of Arizona has selected Robert Patel, MD, MBA, as its new market chief medical officer. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patel will be instrumental in aligning best practices across all Steward hospitals, clinics, physician practices, and responsible for decisions related to patient safety and clinical quality assurance. “Dr. Patel brings a wealth of experience and expertise with...
Steward Health Care Encourages Communities to Help Protect Against Seasonal Influenza by Getting a Flu Shot
October 1, 2020During the continued COVID-19 pandemic, protecting yourself and your loved ones from the seasonal flu will be more important than ever. With the health and safety of our communities as our top priority, Steward Health Care is encouraging all residents who are eligible to receive a flu vaccination this fall. “Given the uncertainty of COVID-19 this fall, we want to encourage our communities to take ...
Amy Chatterton Promoted to Assistant Chief Financial Officer for Florence Hospital
September 16, 2020Florence Hospital, a campus of Mountain Vista Medical Center, has selected Amy Chatterton as their new assistant chief financial Officer. In her new position, Chatteron will be responsible for helping to maintain the financial health of the hospital by assisting with month-end closing tasks, compile and finalize financial information, year-end audit tasks, budget preparation, as well as enforce a...
Victoria Forbord Named New Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital Director of Respiratory Care
August 25, 2020Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital, both Steward Health Care facilities, have named Victoria Forbord their new director of respiratory therapy. Forbord will oversee the day-to-day operations of the respiratory therapy services department as well as the provision of diagnostic, treatment and educational services for patients with respiratory disorders. “We are excited to bring Vic...
Mountain Vista Medical Center Receives Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement and Honor Roll Awards
August 17, 2020Mountain Vista Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Mountain V...