Cayuga Health And Arnot Systems Health Explore Collaboration

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Cayuga Health and Arnot Health have announced that they are exploring a collaborative relationship that would mutually benefit the communities they serve. Over the next several weeks, the senior leadership of both healthcare organizations will undertake a feasibility study to identify potential ways to work together to enhance regional access to sustainable, high quality, and affordable healthcare.

“We are excited to begin a series of discussions with Arnot Health and Jonathan’s team to better understand how we may be able to work together,” stated Dr. Martin Stallone, President, and CEO of Cayuga Health. “At Cayuga Health we are continuously mindful of the changing landscape of healthcare delivery and the needs of the communities that we serve. We are a growing health network, and we are constantly exploring and researching new ways in which we can nurture and enhance health care services within our upstate New York communities.”

“We believe that community partnerships, with like-minded organizations, are imperative to ensure the quality and sustainability of essential health care services that community members and businesses across our region rely upon,” stated Jonathan Lawrence, President, and CEO of Arnot Health. “We look forward to learning more and to seeing where this discussion may lead.”

Cayuga Health, based in Ithaca New York, serves Tompkins, Cortland, Cayuga, and Schuyler Counties. They operate two hospitals including Cayuga Medical Center (CMC- Ithaca, NY) and Schuyler Hospital (Montour Falls, NY). Arnot Health, based in Elmira NY, has one of the most historic health care facilities in the region.

[Hal 341]

IMHO , the only way this will work or benefit the community is for a full on takeover of Arnot by Cayuga . If the upper management personnel of Arnot Health are allowed to be part of this “collaboration “ it cannot succeed . 

[Adam 373]

Arnot's CEO would not know how to ensure quality nor sustainability in healthcare. Just look at the state of that system now....he's had many chances to build and chose to ignore