The University of Kansas Health System and Liberty (Mo.) Hospital have signed definitive agreements for the hospital and its clinics to join the Kansas City-based health system. KU Health System currently operates five acute care hospitals and two behavioral health hospitals. While it operates various clinics in Missouri, Liberty would be its first hospital in the state.The deal is expected to close July 1. 'When you look at the metro area here in Kansas City, there aren't many independent hospitals.

堪萨斯大学卫生系统和自由（密苏里州）医院签署了最终协议，允许该医院及其诊所加入堪萨斯城的卫生系统。KU Health System目前拥有五家急诊医院和两家行为健康医院。虽然Liberty在密苏里州经营着多家诊所，但它将成为该州首家医院。该交易预计将于7月1日结束。当你看看堪萨斯城的大都会地区时，那里没有多少独立医院。

There are many hospitals that are now managed outside the metro area,' Bob Page, president and CEO of the University of Kansas Health, told Becker's. 'This was a perfect opportunity to partner with another independent hospital in a prime area for our health system. We also have that cultural compatibility, so it was pretty much a no-brainer for us to pursue.'Notably, 35% of KU Health's patients come from Missouri, 'so having a great community hospital in the state was really important to us,' Tammy Peterman, MS, RN, president of the health system's Kansas City division, told Becker's.

堪萨斯大学卫生学院院长兼首席执行官鲍勃·佩奇（BobPage）告诉贝克尔（Becker's），现在有许多医院在大都会区以外进行管理。这是一个与另一家独立医院合作的绝佳机会，该医院位于我们卫生系统的黄金地段。我们也有这种文化兼容性，因此我们追求它几乎是不费吹灰之力的。”值得注意的是，KU Health 35%的患者来自密苏里州，“因此，在该州拥有一家优秀的社区医院对我们来说真的很重要，”堪萨斯城卫生系统分部总裁塔米·彼得曼女士告诉贝克尔。

'This agreement will not only allow us to treat more patients overall, but also offer access to those with the most complex care needs at 39th and Rainbow and other locations.'As part of the agreement, Liberty's staff and employed physicians will be retained for at least one year after closing. The hospital, which has more than 2,000 employees and 330 physicians, will also maintain an open medical staff — except for certain hospital-based service lines and specialties for which exclusive provider coverage arrangements may be necessary.KU Health has also committed to invest $324 million into Liberty over the next 12 years to expand and improve care across various areas and make more care availa.

“这项协议不仅使我们能够治疗更多的患者，而且还可以在第39街、彩虹街和其他地点接触到那些护理需求最复杂的患者。”作为协议的一部分，Liberty的员工和聘用的医生将在交割后保留至少一年。这家拥有2000多名员工和330名医生的医院还将保持开放的医务人员，但某些基于医院的服务线和专科可能需要独家医疗保险安排。KU Health还承诺在未来12年内向Liberty投资3.24亿美元，以扩大和改善各个领域的护理，并提供更多的护理服务。