Beaufort Memorial, Amedisys Launch Home Health Joint Venture
June 1, 2022
A joint venture between Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) and Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a national provider of home health, hospice, personal care and high-acuity care, has been formed to provide a more coordinated, full continuum of care and improve the transition from hospital to home. The agreement will be finalized on or around Friday, July 1.
After the agreement is finalized, the current Amedisys Home Health location on Lady’s Island will do business as Beaufort Memorial Home Health Care, an Amedisys partner; and the home health location in Bluffton will continue doing business as Amedisys Home Health of Bluffton. Home health services include skilled nursing care; physical, occupational and speech therapy; medical social work; and home health aides to assist with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating.
“We see this partnership as a means to extend the care that patients trust Beaufort Memorial to provide in the comfort of their own home,” said BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley, MHA. “By building upon our longstanding relationship with Amedisys, we will continue to develop innovative ways of delivering care.”
Amedisys has been a preferred provider for BMH since 2017.
“Beaufort Memorial Hospital and Amedisys share similar values, including a commitment to clinical excellence,” said Elizabeth Robinson, Senior Vice President of Operations for Amedisys’ Home Health Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes South Carolina. “We are privileged to continue providing compassionate, clinically distinct care to patients in Beaufort and Bluffton.”
“Clinical partnerships like this allow us to extend services beyond the hospital walls to a familiar and nurturing environment,” Baxley said. “By combining our expertise and experience we are working to fulfill the mission of Beaufort Memorial to enhance the quality of life in the Lowcountry through improved health, innovative partnerships and superior care.”