NCH Healthcare System and Anchor Health Centers Establish Partnership

October 6, 2010 (Naples, FL) The NCH Healthcare System and Anchor Health Centers have announced a new partnership involving approximately 50 physicians and more than 300 staff from the Anchor Health organization. Agreements between the two organizations and the physicians were finalized on October 1, 2010.

“We are delighted to welcome these most competent professionals to our NCH team and believe this partnership will prove of great benefit to our community, “said Allen Weiss, M.D., President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System.

Bill Edwards, CEO of Anchor Health Centers explains, “Patients can expect to continue to see their Anchor physicians who have partnered with NCH at their existing practice locations.”

Dr. Weiss added, “Our nation's healthcare delivery system is actively evolving and so must NCH. Patients have varying healthcare needs which can best be served in a variety of ways. Consequently, there will be many different methods of health care delivery in the years ahead.”

“As we work with our new colleagues to meld cultures and operating systems toward our mutual goals of providing the best possible care for the most people focusing on prevention, we will collaboratively change the face of healthcare in our community. “NCH will continue to welcome partners to provide care across the healthcare spectrum.”