Lee County officials tout management team for proposed hospital
A presentation by
Even as the 60-day window for the DCH decision ticks down, the
With Phoebe officials releasing results of a study that indicated a hospital in
"I think it's important that people know who we're dealing with in the hospital group," Oxford said. "There has been a good bit of misinformation put out there by people who are opposed to the hospital, but so much of that stuff is just baseless. Our hospital operator (HCFP President
"Some people who oppose the hospital have said that the people of
Oxford pointed to
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"What a lot of people don't understand is that the bonds we will use to finance the hospital are non-recourse bonds," Oxford said. "The taxpayers will not, by Georgia law, be held liable for payment. If you compare it to the bonds used to finance Phoebe's purchase of
MedEquities describes itself as a "self-managed, self-administered real estate investment trust that invests in health care properties and health care-related debt investments." The company's 24-facility portfolio, which boasts 2,345 beds at properties in
Anderson, who is listed as the principal of LCMC OPCO, which applied for the
That company has overseen development of five acute-care hospitals in
HCFP has also managed development and construction of ambulatory surgery centers in
Among the services HCFP says it provides for projects it manages are facilities planning, medical staff recruitment, budgeting, operational planning, financing, equipment, hospital operations documentation, information systems planning, board structure, licensing and accreditation, compliance and risk management, and marketing.
Once the facility is open, the company says it assists with maintenance and accreditation, insurance, managed care contracts, staffing schedules, advertising and promotions, compliance planning, co-management with physicians, clinical operations management, quality assurance and clinical education, among other services.
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