June 28, 2012
Today’s Supreme Court decision regarding the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act is landmark.
While significant, this ruling does not alter the
steadfast goals of Franciscan St. Francis Health, which focus on quality
treatments and safety for our patients, providing more access to affordable
medical care, and finding new ways to operate our hospitals more efficiently.
Certainly, we will continue to work with and encourage
policymakers to reform our nation’s overall health care delivery system,
particularly in reducing the number of uninsured and underserved. In the end,
virtually every segment of our society pays in some way for those who cannot
afford health care.
We treat all patients seeking care at our hospitals in
Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel, regardless of their ability to pay. That
has been our mission for nearly a century and will continue to guide Franciscan
St. Francis Health.
If nothing else, in the two years since the passage of
PPACA, it has forced our entire nation – from Capitol Hill to Main Street – to
enter into a critical conversation about the future of health care delivery and
affordability. This dialogue must continue and lead to lasting solutions.
Robert
J. Brody
President & Chief Executive Officer
Franciscan St. Francis Health
Franciscan
St. Francis Health is a member of Franciscan Alliance, which has 14 hospitals in Indiana and Illinois. Franciscan Alliance
provides care for more than 2.9 million outpatient visits and more than 100,000 inpatient discharges every year with
the most effective medical treatments and innovative technology. Franciscan
Alliance, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest, employs 18,200 co-workers
and has more than 3,300 affiliated physicians – both primary care and
specialists – serving nearly
4 million people in the system’s service areas. To learn more about Franciscan
Alliance and Franciscan St. Francis Health, go to www.franciscanalliance.org and www.stfrancishospitals.org.
