The Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare will partner on an initiative to develop new clinical programs aimed at improving patient care and easing the process for hospitals transitioning to post-acute care facilities.
Genesis Healthcare officials said the partnership will allow patients in the UNM Health System to access Genesis locations in the state and aims to streamline patients' admission process to UNM facilities.
The agreement also includes the opening of a 26-bed behavioral health unit at the St. John Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, also in Albuquerque, later this year. UNM physicians will provide psychiatric services to patients at the facility.