Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health marked a significant milestone when it

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its first out-of-state facility, Blount Memorial Hospital, a 304-bed facility in Maryville, Tenn., in early December.

12月初，位于田纳西州玛丽维尔的布朗特纪念医院（BlountMemorialHospital）拥有304张病床，是该医院的第一家非州立医院。

'The geography was right for us,' Mark O'Halla, CEO of Prisma Health, told

Prisma Health首席执行官马克·奥哈拉（MarkO'Halla）告诉记者：“地理位置对我们来说很合适。”

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. 'Our goal is to grow into a regional health system across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.'

“我们的目标是在北卡罗莱纳州、南卡罗莱纳州、乔治亚州和田纳西州发展成为一个区域卫生系统。”

Prisma comprises more than 320 practice sites, 18 acute and specialty hospitals, more than 32,000 employees, and over 5,900 employed and independent clinicians across its inVio Health network, according to its

据其统计，Prisma在其因维健康网络中包括320多个实习点，18家急症和专科医院，32000多名员工，5900多名在职和独立临床医生

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The nonprofit health system shared plans to

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Blount Memorial in mid-July. When Mr. O'Halla said when he first toured the hospital it already felt like he was walking through a Prisma facility.

七月中旬的布朗特纪念馆。当奥哈拉先生第一次参观医院时说，他已经觉得自己在穿过普里斯马的设施。

'Cultural fit is really important when you're looking to make an acquisition, because it works way better when you have that cultural synergy,' he said.

他说：“当你想进行收购时，文化契合非常重要，因为当你拥有这种文化协同作用时，它会更好地发挥作用。”。

To keep care local, Prisma established a regional board in East Tennessee comprised of many former Blount Memorial board members. The board will help Prisma listen to the community to ensure its needs are met. The system also committed to investing around $364 million into the facility.

为了保持当地的护理，普里斯玛在田纳西州东部成立了一个地区委员会，由许多前布朗特纪念委员会成员组成。董事会将帮助普里斯玛倾听社区的意见，以确保其需求得到满足。该系统还承诺向该设施投资约3.64亿美元。

'The investment includes the debt we're assuming, but the rest of the investment is going to be focused on growing the organization,' Mr. O'Halla said. 'Whether it's physician recruitment, expanding the number of specialties and sub-specialties that will be available at Blount Memorial in the future, expanding primary care, we're going to be looking at improving access.'.

奥哈拉说，投资包括我们假设的债务，但其余的投资将集中在公司的发展上无论是医生招聘，扩大未来Blount Memorial将提供的专业和子专业的数量，扩大初级保健，我们都将着眼于改善准入。”。

Mr. O'Halla said Prisma will implement Workforce, Epic and other IT platforms into the hospital. The technology integration will play a key role in the hospital's transition, with Prisma utilizing its Pulse program, a coordinated IT-driven system of care that is designated to improve areas of patient safety, outcomes, operational efficiency, and team engagement. .

奥哈拉先生说，Prisma将在医院实施劳动力、Epic和其他IT平台。技术集成将在医院的转型中发挥关键作用，Prisma利用其Pulse计划，这是一个协调的IT驱动的护理系统，旨在改善患者安全，结果，运营效率和团队参与方面。。

Since Pulse launched three years ago, the system said it has significantly reduced its mortality rate and enhanced patient care. The system previously had an overall mortality rate that was in the bottom quartile nationally. Since implementing Pulse, Prisma ranks in the top 15th percentile nationwide..

自Pulse三年前推出以来，该系统称其已大大降低了死亡率并加强了患者护理。该系统以前的总体死亡率在全国范围内处于最低四分位数。自实施Pulse以来，Prisma在全国排名前15%。。

Looking toward the future, Mr. O'Halla said 2024 was the system's most successful year to date,  with 10.7% revenue growth, and he plans to build on that progress through other growth opportunities.

展望未来，奥哈拉说，2024年是该系统迄今为止最成功的一年，收入增长率为10.7%，他计划通过其他增长机会巩固这一进展。

'We're doing well, we're growing and I can expect that to continue for the foreseeable future,' he said.

他说，我们做得很好，我们在增长，我可以预期在可预见的未来这种情况会持续下去。