Sound Physicians Enters Agreement to Provide Hospitalist Services for Mercy Hospital & Medical Center

Tacoma, Wash. – June 3, 2014 – Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in the quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced today an agreement to employ and manage a team of hospitalist physicians at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, Ill.

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, operating 200 inpatient beds, offers a variety of services including one of the city’s leading Heart & Vascular Centers, certified Stroke and Cancer Centers, both accredited for excellence; a comprehensive Breast & Women’s Healthcare Center and a state-of-the-art Emergency Center that includes the Higginbottom Urgent Care for Kids Unit. Mercy Hospital & Medical Center is part of CHE Trinity Health.

“We partnered with Sound Physicians because they share our mission of delivering high-quality care,” said Carol L. Schneider, president and chief executive officer of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center. “Our patients and families will benefit from Sound Physicians’ approach to providing a patient experience that is second to none and directly in line with Mercy’s Caring Experience.”

Robert Bessler, M.D., chief executive officer of Sound Physicians, added, “Sound Physicians is a proud partner of Mercy Health. We look forward to offering our services at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, where our physicians and regional teams will provide the infrastructure and evidence-based processes needed to drive the highest quality of care.”

Working with Mercy Hospital & Medical Center’s leadership team, Sound Physicians will introduce its SoundConnect™ workflow and communications platform and processes to drive improvements in inpatient care outcomes, as well as financial performance. Sound Physicians will also apply its expertise in building high-performing hospitalist practices, including strong physician leadership, revenue cycle management and a track record of physician recruiting success.

About Mercy Hospital & Medical Center

Mercy Hospital is a member of CHE Trinity, which is the health ministry formed by the consolidation of Trinity Health and Catholic Health East. Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago’s first teaching hospital, has served Chicago for over 162 years.

With 200 staffed beds, Mercy is a Level II Trauma Center, complete with a comprehensive network including the Mercy Family Health Center, a look-alike Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Mercy Foundation, Inc., the philanthropic arm of the hospital, eleven auxiliary care facilities, MercyWorks occupational health program, and two school-based health centers in Wendell Phillips and Dunbar Vocational Career Academies. Mercy has a teaching affiliation with the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago. To learn more about Mercy Hospital, visit www.mercy-chicago.org