Outpatient Sign over a Hospital Outpatient Services Entrance GettyUniversal Health Services is investing in Vera Whole Health as part of a partnership to add “advanced primary care services” to Universal’s network of hospitals and health facilities. “Adding Vera’s advanced primary care model expands our reach via a unique model of on-site care centers that provide members with the kind of primary care that addresses their whole health including physical, social and psychological, and not simply the treatment of symptoms.”Seattle-based Vera Whole Health is perhaps best known for its works with employers, setting up worksite primary care clinics. Universal has 350 hospitals and behaviorial health facilities and 30 outpatient facilities in 37 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Universal and Vera will begin rolling out clinics and the primary care model in Las Vegas where Universal has six hospitals. “Their vision to use our advanced primary care model to improve quality of care for less money, and with more satisfied clinicians, is inspiring,” Ryan Schmid, President and CEO of Vera said in a statement.

Source: Forbes May 29, 2019 14:01 UTC