Methodist Hospital for Surgery, a joint venture with physician owners, has been open for more than a month, but it still does not have Medicare certification, which will be required by Dec. 31 if the hospital is to escape the upcoming ban on new physician-owned hospitals.
The hospital opened on Nov. 1, according to a Dec. 16 release from Nueterra Healthcare, which co-owns the hospital with Methodist Health System and the physicians. But a Nueterra official contacted afterward said the hospital was still awaiting Medicare certification. Chris Shoup, who is president of the facility, would not say anything more than that.
Methodist Hospital for Surgery covers otolaryngology, spine surgery and orthopedics.
The hospital has seven ORs, 32 inpatient rooms, an ICU unit, physician therapy and comprehensive diagnostic imaging services including CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound and bone density scanning.
Read the Nueterra Healthcare release on Methodist Hospital for Surgery (pdf).
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The hospital opened on Nov. 1, according to a Dec. 16 release from Nueterra Healthcare, which co-owns the hospital with Methodist Health System and the physicians. But a Nueterra official contacted afterward said the hospital was still awaiting Medicare certification. Chris Shoup, who is president of the facility, would not say anything more than that.
Methodist Hospital for Surgery covers otolaryngology, spine surgery and orthopedics.
The hospital has seven ORs, 32 inpatient rooms, an ICU unit, physician therapy and comprehensive diagnostic imaging services including CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound and bone density scanning.
Read the Nueterra Healthcare release on Methodist Hospital for Surgery (pdf).
Read more coverage of physician-owned hospitals:
- Texas' Humble Surgical Hospital Sells Facility to Healthcare REIT
- Plaintiffs Will Appeal Dismissed Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Physician-Owned Hospitals
- Physician-owned Doctor's Hospital of Michigan Plans To Restructure or Sell