Touchette Regional Hospital announced a new affiliation with MEDS Emergency Physician Staffing & Management, a local physician-owned company.
“MEDS currently provides our emergency room staffing, and we have been very pleased with the service for our patients and in dealing with them on the business side,” said Jay Willsher, President of Touchette Regional Hospital. “The addition of MEDS as our physician and nurse practitioner staffing for in-patient will increase quality and improve communication between the ED and the floors.”
“Patients will not notice any difference and should see improved service and continuity of care between their emergency room provider and the staff once admitted to the hospital, if needed,” noted Dr. Len Glover, president of MEDS. “We look forward to continuing our working relationship with Touchette in this new manner.”
MEDS took over the in-patient staffing at Touchette on January 4, 2021. They have provided Emergency Department staffing since 2019.
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About Touchette Regional Hospital
Touchette Regional Hospital has proudly served the communities of the metro-east for more than 60 years. We offer 24-hour Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Cardiopulmonary, Laboratory, Radiology, Medical Specialty Services, Transportation, Sleep Center, Physical Therapy, Senior Care Services, Start Now Breast Cancer Awareness Program, Home Healthcare, Special Needs Dentistry for children, and Behavioral Health (inpatient and outpatient). For more information, visit www.touchette.org.
About MEDS
For over 30 years, MEDS has partnered with regional, rural, and critical access hospitals by providing physician staffing and management solutions. Today, we provide the management and staffing services to multiple facilities treating over 200,000 emergency medicine, hospital inpatient, and telemedicine patients throughout the Midwest. Our commitment to efficient high quality health care, supported by our accessibility, responsiveness, and management expertise, helps us deliver personalized excellence that larger competitors can’t match. For more information on MEDS, visit www.er-meds.com.