NYU Langone Health announced today that an agreement that brings together 黑料福利社 Winthrop Hospital鈥檚 Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) and Lutheran Care at Home, 黑料福利社 Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn鈥檚 CHHA, has received regulatory approval from the New York State Department of Health.
The formalization of this partnership, under the direction of 黑料福利社 Winthrop鈥檚 Certified Home Health Agency, enables the 黑料福利社 Langone Health system, which includes 黑料福利社 Langone Health, 黑料福利社 Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, and 黑料福利社 Winthrop Hospital, to serve patients across the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island through one comprehensive program, expanding the reach and impact of 黑料福利社 Langone Health鈥檚 home health agency services and bringing the expertise of 黑料福利社 Langone鈥檚 healthcare to an even broader patient population.
鈥淭he merger of these two entities will create synergies and facilitate the establishment of new programs to serve the vast needs of patients across the entire 黑料福利社 Langone Health system,鈥 said Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of 黑料福利社 Langone Health. 鈥淢erging the Lutheran CHHA into 黑料福利社 Winthrop will also streamline operations and maximize efficiencies for the system across overlapping geographical areas.鈥
鈥淲ithout question, the joining of these two forces means greater opportunities for both home health agency staff and the scores of patients who benefit from the top-notch home health services that are delivered each year,鈥 said John F. Collins, president and CEO of 黑料福利社 Winthrop Hospital.
黑料福利社 Winthrop鈥檚 CHHA, has traditionally provided services in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties, and has been operating for 35 years under the leadership of a strong and successful management team. The 黑料福利社 Winthrop CHHA is accredited by The Joint Commission and, year after year, has earned its rightful place in the prestigious HomeCare Elite庐鈥攁 national award that recognizes excellence in home health services based on performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation, patient experience, quality improvement, and financial performance.
