Vitruvian Health (formerly Hamilton Health Care System) Completes Acquisi;on of Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland
Vitruvian Health, formerly Hamilton Health Care System, today announced it has completed the purchase of Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland, marking the system’s expansion into Tennessee. In tribute to the community and the hospital’s heritage, the facility will be renamed Vitruvian Health – Bradley Medical Center.
The system entered into an agreement in April with a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) to acquire the hospital and its related businesses including physician clinic operaXons and outpaXent services. The transacXon recently received regulatory approval.
“Healthcare is evolving rapidly, but what’s important to our community members – our friends, family and neighbors – is accessing the care they need, when they need it, from providers they trust,” said Jeff Myers, CEO of Vitruvian Health. “IntegraXng Bradley Medical Center and its associated care locaXons into the Vitruvian Health system allows us to provide greater access to care in our region, enhance care coordinaXon, empower local health care teams, and advance clinical quality.”
Vitruvian Health is commi]ed to invesXng in Bradley Medical Center and its associated pracXces and locaXons through capital expenditures, expanding and reinforcing clinical capabiliXes, forXfying recruitment and retenXon efforts, and maintaining a commitment to providing care close to home. Vitruvian Health and Bradley Medical Center teams will be working in the coming months to fully implement operaXonal, clinical, and system integraXons.
“For more than seven decades, this hospital has been a cornerstone for Bradley County and its neighboring communiXes. We are commi]ed to invesXng in the future of Bradley Medical Center, conXnuing its legacy for many more years to come,” said Lisa Lovelace, the recently named CEO of Bradley Medical Center. Lovelace was previously the chief operaXng officer at Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland before joining Hamilton Health Care System in 2021.
To honor the hospital, providers, associates, and the community, Vitruvian Health and Bradley Medical Center look forward to hosXng a signage ceremony and ribbon cuang in the near future. More informaXon will be announced about the ceremony soon.
About Vitruvian Health
Hamilton Health Care System last week announced its rebranding to Vitruvian Health, honoring a legacy of excellence and innovaXon with a vision for the future. The system’s logo features Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, the embodiment of health, wellness and balance.
Vitruvian Health is a not-for-profit, fully integrated health system serving the northwest Georgia and southeast Tennessee region. The Dalton-based flagship of the system, Hamilton Medical Center, is a 255-bed regional acute-care hospital offering major medical, surgical and diagnosXc services, including a cancer insXtute, comprehensive cardiovascular program, wellness center, and accredited stroke and chest pain center. Vitruvian Health also includes affiliated physician pracXces, walk-in care centers, skilled nursing centers, a diagnosXc center, an insXtute for children with developmental delays, and more, totaling more than 50 care access points throughout northwest Georgia prior to the Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland acquisiXon.
Known for its advanced care and personalized service, Vitruvian Health offers innovaXve treatment opXons in state-of-the-art faciliXes while maintaining a compassionate, friendly and tranquil healing environment.
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