Spring Valley Hospital Welcomes Sound Physicians Hospitalists - A Unique Hospitalist Model Provides Inpatients 24-7 Physician Coverage

    LAS VEGAS, NV, July 19, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Spring Valley Hospital welcomes Sound Physicians, a leading national hospitalist organization, to provide comprehensive hospitalist services at the 231-bed acute-care hospital. With Sound Physician's unique hospitalist team model, patients at Spring Valley will experience the benefit of around-the-clock, in-house coverage: quicker, smoother and more seamless care for patients needing admission from the hospital's emergency department.

"Sound Physicians shares Spring Valley Hospital's goal of delivering quality patient care and increasing patient satisfaction," said Leonard Freehof, Chief Executive Officer at Spring Valley Hospital. "Their hospitalist model is designed to implement clinical processes and evidenced-based care to drive measurable improvements in patient care."

"I'm confident that our partnership with Sound Physicians will ensure that we continue to serve the community's healthcare needs and further Spring Valley Hospital's vision of being the high-quality, healthcare provider of choice to our community," Freehof said.

The Sound Physicians team at Spring Valley Hospital is a result of careful recruitment to best service the needs of the community. The initial team of eight physicians and one hospitalist nurse will be led by Chief Hospitalist Christine Reynoso, M.D., who has provided patient care and hospitalist program leadership in the Las Vegas community since 2004. Dr. Reynoso formerly served as a lead hospitalist at the University of Washington's Community-based Residency Program. Reynoso is recognized as a Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine.

"We look forward to serving patients and the community of providers at Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center," said Robert Bessler M.D., chief executive officer of Sound Physicians

With Sound Physicians' partnership with Spring Valley Hospital, the organization now has agreements with more than 70 healthcare facilities in 21 states.

About Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center is a 231-bed acute care facility, the first to open in southwest Las Vegas on October 2, 2003. The hospital is proud to be the provider of choice for a variety of comprehensive health care services, including 24-hour emergency service, women's services and inpatient and outpatient acute care. The hospital features a Primary Stroke Center and accredited Chest Pain Center. The Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the highest acuity of care available to newborns in southwest Las Vegas. For more information, visit: www.springvalleyhospital.com.

About Sound Physicians

Sound Physicians is a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving performance in quality, satisfaction and efficiency of inpatient health care delivery. By investing deeply in outstanding physicians, clinical process excellence and its proprietary workflow and informatics technology, Sound Physicians improves the delivery of inpatient care. Sound Physicians aligns with healthcare providers to measurably enhance patient outcomes and strengthen its partners' financial performance. The organization is the practice of choice of more than 500 hospitalist and post-acute physicians. To learn more visit: www.soundphysicians.com.

Naomi Jones
Marketing Director
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
O: 702-853-3308
[email protected]
www.springvalleyhospital.com

Daven Rosener
Senior Communications Manager
Sound Physicians
O: 253-682-6057
[email protected]
www.soundphysicians.com

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