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Hospital system acquires Indiana joint replacement group
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St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers in Mooresville, Ind., announced in a press release that it is fully integrating with Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana.
The six-man joint reconstruction clinic and the hospital system have had more than 10 years of professional collaboration. Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana (JSRI), which is an internationally recognized orthopedics practice, will now operate under the name St. Francis Medical Group-Joint Replacement Surgeons.
“Through this integration, St. Francis and this orthopedic surgery group will continue the high quality service patients have come to expect while also investing resources in applying the science and research that is transforming the delivery of orthopedic care,” Robert J. Brody, St. Francis president and chief executive officer, stated in the release.
“This integration is a natural extension of our long relationship with St. Francis as partners in the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at St. Francis Hospital–Mooresville,” John B. Meding, MD, of JSRI stated in the release. “Throughout our association, St. Francis Hospital and our practice have shared a patient-focused mission and a dedication to delivering only the highest level of orthopedic care — from prevention and treatment to research and education.”
The St. Francis Medical Group (SFMG) is an association of 120 physicians who have partnered with St. Francis Hospital to provide high quality medical care to the residents of Indianapolis and south-central Indiana.
“Fully integrating our organizations provides additional support and resources to advance our commitment to offer the best medical care – in this case world-class orthopedic treatment – to Indiana and surrounding states,” SFMG President Glenn Loomis, MD, said.
JRSI orthopedic surgeon Merrill A. Ritter, MD, founded the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery in 1986 at what was then Kendrick Memorial Hospital in Mooresville. It was the first center in Indiana to specialize in joint replacement surgery. St. Francis acquired the Kendrick hospital in 2000 and has continued that partnership with JRSI, culminating in the formal integration.