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Joerns Healthcare Selected by Bristol Hospice as Sole Source Medical Equipment Service Partner
April 15, 2021 GMT
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Joerns Healthcare, LLC, a leading medical equipment services company to the care continuum, announced today that they have entered into a sole source agreement with Bristol Hospice, LLC. Joerns Healthcare’s hospice integrated business system was a key value-driver for the agreement. The pairing of Joerns Healthcare’s capability as an integrated service provider and manufacturer to provide standardized products and services in a timely, customer-centric manner, with Bristol, one of the fastest growing hospice agencies in the country with a reputation for exceptional patient and family services, is seen as a powerful partnership.
As the potential sale of Hospice of the Northwest continues to spur debate, officials with the two hospital districts that own it say the sale is still being considered.
Skagit Regional Health CEO Brian Ivie and board President Julie Blazek said Thursday the boards of Skagit Regional Health and United General District 304 are gathering information about Bristol Hospice, and considering what a sale may mean for regional end-of-life provider Hospice of the Northwest.
âWeâre not at the decision-making process yet. We continue with information sharing and due diligence,â Ivie said.
Blazek said Skagit Regional Health board members have appreciated the public input on the potential sale, which was proposed by Bristol Hospice, a for-profit company, more than a year ago. She said many of those who have commented have voiced concerns similar to those of the board members themselves.