Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Hospital and Indianapolis-based University of Indiana Health are partnering to improve accessibility to local, highly skilled emergency room physicians.
Effective Feb. 14, IU Health ER physicians will integrate with Union Hospital's ER staff.
The financial terms of the agreement, if any, were not disclosed.
"UnionHospital's mission is to provide compassionate care of the highest quality to our community. This collaboration with IU Health will further our mission by ensuring that patients in our emergency departments receive the best care possible," said Steve Holman, president and CEO of Union Hospital. "Our emergency department has worked very collaboratively with IU Health for the care of trauma patients for years, this enhancement of that emergency department relationship ensures an even stronger continuity of care between the two organizations for our patients."