Isn’t it about time that the curtain is raised a little?
As we enter the new year, many anxious folks in Louisville are waiting to learn about the status of a proposed sale of KentuckyOne Health’s Louisville assets, and what that will mean to the University of Louisville and its Health Sciences Center. The University and KentuckyOne had an existing, multiply-extended, Academic Affiliation Agreement that would have expired December 31, 2018. This critically important document and related agreements defined the financial, administrative, educational, and clinical relationships between Jewish Hospital and the University. A valid Affiliation Agreement is essential for Jewish Hospital for Jewish and Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospitals to claim the financial bonuses and other advantages of a Medicare teaching hospital. An Academic Affiliation Agreement is equally important for the accreditation of the Medical School if it wishes to continue to train students and residents in Jewish Hospital or document that it has adequate clinical teaching facilities for its family practice and all its specialty programs. These are no small details. Continue reading “What Will Louisville’s Medical Landscape Look Like in 2019?”