MedCath Receives Licensure and Accreditation for New Hualapai Mountain Medical Center
November 11 2009 - 7:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath
Corporation (NASDAQ:MDTH), a healthcare provider focused on high
acuity healthcare services, today announced it has received
licensure by the Arizona Department of Health Services and
accreditation by The Joint Commission for its new 70-bed Hualapai
Mountain Medical Center in Kingman, Ariz, which opened October
15th. The new hospital, which also has shelled space for another 36
beds, is MedCath's biggest step in a three-year transformation
strategy to expand the services offered. The $70 million project is
located in one of Arizona's fastest growing regions and a city
whose population has doubled since 1990. Hualapai Mountain Medical
Center will focus on providing high acuity services, and includes
four operating rooms, one cath lab and a 22-bay emergency
department. The hospital's services will include heart services,
inpatient and outpatient surgery, medical services, intensive care
and emergency services while employing state-of-the-art diagnostic
imaging and laboratory services. "We are looking forward to
delivering our differentiated and leading healthcare to Kingman and
the surrounding area, and becoming a longstanding member of the
region's healthcare community," says O. Edwin French, MedCath's
president and CEO. "We're excited about opening Hualapai, because
this continues our drive to transform our Company by diversifying
beyond cardiovascular care." The opening of the 189,000-square-foot
facility marks the completion of MedCath's second significant
construction project in 2009, following the 79-bed expansion of
Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital in May. MedCath has now
added more than 235 beds since January 2008, an increase in
capacity of more than 40 percent. MedCath's hospital average bed
size has increased by approximately 36 percent over the past three
years, with average license capacity now at 82 beds, up from 60 in
2006. MedCath Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a
healthcare provider focused on high acuity services with the
diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease being a primary
service offering. MedCath owns an interest in and operates 10
hospitals with a total of 825 licensed beds, located in Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and
Texas. In addition, MedCath and its subsidiary MedCath Partners
provide services in diagnostic and therapeutic facilities in
various states. DATASOURCE: MedCath Corporation CONTACT: O. Edwin
French, President/Chief Executive Officer, +1-704-815-7700, or Art
Parker, Chief Financial Officer, +1-704-815-7700, both of MedCath
Web Site: http://www.medcath.com/
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