The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and Slocum-Dickson Medical Group (SDMG) announced a partnership that will significantly enhance patient care coordination and access to vital medical information. SDMG will join MVHS’s Community Connect Epic platform, a partnership that strengthens collaboration between the region’s largest hospital system and largest multi-specialty private group practice.
This collaboration marks a significant step forward in healthcare delivery for the community. MVHS and SDMG recognize the importance of seamless information exchange to ensure the highest quality of care for the patients that share services.
Epic Community Connect creates a shared ecosystem among healthcare organizations and independent providers to access Electronic Medical Records (EHR), providing access to patient charts, facilitate orders and referrals and enable real-time notifications about shared patients. This partnership offers SDMG streamlined access to the robust Epic system at MVHS, enhancing quality of care for patients.
“This partnership underscores our shared commitment to providing the best possible care for our community,” said Darlene Stromstad, president/CEO of MVHS. “SDMG cares for a significant number of patients in our region and we presently care for many of the same patients. By connecting with SDMG through Epic Community Connect, not only do we further solidify the relationship between the two organizations, but we can ensure providers across both organizations have access to the most up-to-date patient information, leading to more informed decisions and improved outcomes.”
“Partnering with MVHS through Epic Community Connect creates a more collaborative healthcare community,” said Alexander Harris, MD, president of Slocum-Dickson Medical Group. “This collaboration allows both organizations to receive the most up-to-date patient information and will deliver coordinated quality care for patients. Keeping patient care in the forefront makes this partnership a vital platform for both organizations and our patients.”
This collaboration exemplifies the growing trend of healthcare organizations working together to improve patient care through data integration and information sharing. MVHS and SDMG are proud to be at the forefront of this movement in the Mohawk Valley.
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Photo Caption: Pictured from left to right (sitting): Alexander Harris, MD, SDMG President, and Darlene Stromstad, FACHE, MVHS President/CEO
Pictured from left to right (back row): Tammy Canfield, MVHS CIO; William LeCates, MD, MVHS COO; Denise Barr, SDMG COO; Kenneth Visalli, DO, SDMG EHR Steering Committee Chairman; Lou Aiello, MVHS CFO; Bill Howell, SDMG Director of IT; and Timothy Stitt, SDMG CFO.
About MVHS
MVHS is dedicated to delivering premier healthcare to our region, keeping our patients as the focus of all we do. MVHS strives to be the leading patient-centered medical and healing environment, the employer of choice and the pride of Central New York. MVHS is the parent company of the Wynn Hospital as well as MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC) and Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County. MVHS serves a multi county area of central New York. The MVHS Medical Group has 15 primary care locations. The group also provides services in many specialty areas including Women’s and Children’s Health; General, Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopedic and Neurological Surgery; Advanced Endoscopy, Wound Care, Bariatric, Cardiovascular, Comprehensive Stroke, Cancer, Immune Health, Behavioral Health, Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Pulmonary Critical Care and Urology.
In October 2023, MVHS opened the Wynn Hospital – a new, state-of-the art, 373 bed hospital in downtown Utica. The Wynn Hospital replaces two aging community hospitals, St. Luke’s and St. Elizabeth, and is capable of handling 85-90 percent of all healthcare needs in the community. The Wynn Hospital will strengthen and grow full service cardiac offerings, support the development of a Neurosciences Institute that will include a Neurovascular Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center, will be a world class diagnostic center, including Interventional Radiology and Advanced Endoscopy and provides a Level III Trauma Center plus the ability to serve 90,000 emergency visits per year.
For more information, visit mvhealthsystem.org and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Slocum-Dickson Medical Group:
Slocum-Dickson Medical Group began in 1938 with three physicians. By joining their practices, they were able to realize the benefits of a physician-owned multi-specialty group practice to improve the quality of medical care received by the patient. Today, the group employs over 100 providers and several hundred staff members. As the group continues to expand, the focus is still on patient-centered, physician-directed, quality care. Slocum-Dickson Medical Group, generations of care in your backyard.
