JAMESTOWN – The integration of WCA hospital with a regional health care service provider is now complete.
Last week WCA Hospital and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) announced that the integration agreement was finalized and approved by New York State. The move allows WCA to integrate into the UPMC network. The change also brings a new name to WCA, which will now be known as UPMC Chautauqua WCA.
UPMC Chautauqua WCA is the first New York State hospital and the first hospital outside of Pennsylvania to integrate with world-renowned UPMC, based in Pittsburgh.
As part of the signed agreement, UPMC will invest at least $25 million over the next 10 years to support WCA’s mission. UPMC also has agreed to relieve WCA’s debt and cover its pension obligations, freeing up significant additional monies for WCA development.
UPMC Chautauqua WCA will continue to operate as an acute-care community hospital providing high-quality inpatient, outpatient and emergency department services to the Chautauqua County region.
WCA President/CEO Betsy Wright said the move positions to hospital to become stronger than ever, calling the integration the culmination of a five-year process of assessing the future of health care for Jamestown and meeting the challenges of today’s evolving health care industry.
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