Kentuckiana Medical Center (KMC) in Clarksville, IN, has opened its new state-of-the-art Emergency Department and is offering patients a wait time of 15 minutes or less. Now managed by Wichita-KS based Galichia Hospital Group (GHG), KMC is benefiting from the Group’s past experience successfully making a similar promise to ER patients at Galichia Heart Hospital in Kansas.

1.
Kentuckiana
Medical
Center
Opens
New
Emergency
Room
(ER),
Promising
a
15-­‐Minute
Or
Less
Wait
Time
Kentuckiana
Medical
Center
(KMC)
in
Clarksville,
IN,
has
opened
its
new
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
Emergency
Department
and
is
offering
patients
a
wait
time
of
15
minutes
or
less.
Now
managed
by
Wichita-­‐KS
based
Galichia
Hospital
Group
(GHG),
KMC
is
benefiting
from
the
Group’s
past
experience
successfully
making
a
similar
promise
to
ER
patients
at
Galichia
Heart
Hospital
in
Kansas.
Clarksville,
IN,
December
18,
2013
-­‐
Kentuckiana
Medical
Center
(KMC),
now
managed
by
the
national
healthcare
development
firm
Galichia
Hospital
Group
(GHG),
has
opened
its
new
Emergency
Department
and
offers
ER
patients
a
wait
time
of
15
minutes
or
less.
The
announcement
is
made
by
GHG’s
Chairman
&
CEO
Joseph
P.
Galichia,
M.D.,
F.A.C.C.,
who
says:
“Our
group
has
had
extensive
hands-­‐on
experience
running
an
Emergency
Department
at
a
hospital
much
like
KMC,
and
proven
our
ability
to
successfully
reduce
patient
wait
times
for
those
needing
emergency
care.
We’re
thrilled
to
now
be
working
in
Clarksville,
helping
improve
the
delivery
of
emergency
and
acute
medical
services
to
the
community.”
Dr.
Galichia
says
the
idea
for
shrinking
ER
wait
times
came
from
discussions
on
ways
to
address
common
emergency
room
problems
people
face
everyday
across
America.
"The
real
tragedy,"
says
Dr.
Galichia,
"is
that
often
patients
don't
come
to
the
ER
because
they
think
whatever's
bothering
them
isn't
worth
the
trouble
or
the
expense
of
a
check
up
by
a
physician,
or
they
fear
they
will
be
humiliated
for
making
a
fuss
over
nothing.
Therefore
people
experiencing
chest
pains
think
they
can
ride
it
and
they
sometimes
end
up
with
a
heart
attack.
We’ve
learned
that
early intervention saves lives in emergent situations.”
"We're
trying
to
provide
and
expand
care
for
people
who
otherwise
might
not
seek
it,
by
addressing
the
long
wait
times
found
at
most
Emergency
Departments,"
Dr.
Galichia
said.
As
announced
earlier
in
the
month,
the
Galichia
organization
has
relocated
Michael
Phillips
from
its
Wichita,
Kansas,
headquarters
to
Clarksville
to
serve
as
KMC’s
CEO
and
lead
the
medical
center’s
expansion
efforts
going
forward.
Previously,
Mr.
Phillips
served
as
the
CEO
for
Galichia
Medical
Group,
a
large
and
growing
multi-­‐specialty
physician
group
that
provides
comprehensive
medical
services
to
all
of
Wichita’s
hospitals,
and
throughout
the
State
of
Kansas.
Mr.
Phillips
served
as
a
key
member
of
the
team
that
recently
negotiated
the
sale
of
Galichia
Heart
Hospital
to
HCA,
which
closed
February
2012.
Further,
at
the
request
of
local
physicians,
KMC
is
also
installing
a
large
scope
of
new
equipment
at
the
facility.
In
addition,
KMC
will
increase
in-­‐patient
rooms
from
34
to
46,
of
which
12
will
include
telemetry
monitoring.
The
main
core
of
physicians
at
KMC
includes
Drs.
Chris
Stavens,
Anis
Chalhoub,
John
Rumisek
and
Rob
Dowling,
cardiac
surgeons;
Drs.
Eli
Hallal,
Joseph
Beaven,
Jeff
Campbell,
primary
care
physicians;
and
Dr.
Renato
La
Rocca,
an
oncologist.
Dr.
Galichia
explains:
"We
asked
our
physicians
what
tools
they
needed
at
Kentuckiana
to
provide
the
best
possible
care
to
patients,
and
we’ve
purchased
exactly
what
they
requested.
We
had
the
physicians
speak
directly
to
vendors,
so
the
physicians
could
offer
input
at
every
step
of
the
process.”
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GHG’s
philosophy
is
to
give
physicians
the
tools
they
need
to
provide
the
highest
quality
care
for
their
patients.
"Our
thinking
is,
who
knows
better
than
physicians
how
to
care
for
patients,
so
we
give
them
what
they
need,"
Dr.
Galichia
says,
“In
fact,
for
those
area
physicians
reading
this
announcement
who
are looking
for a ‘Physician
Centric’
environment
to
care
for
patients,
we
encourage
them
to
contact
the
KMC
management
team
for
details
regarding
privileges
at
812-­‐284-­‐6100.”
About
Kentuckiana
Medical
Center
KMC
employs
close
to
200
people
and
is
located
just
off
U.S.
31
in
Clarksville,
IN,
which
is
part
of
the
greater
Louisville
Metropolitan
area.
KMC
has
been
serving
the
community
of
Southern
Indiana
and
Kentucky
since
2009
and
has
since
received
certification
from
the
Healthcare
Facilities
Accreditation
program
(HFAP).
For
more
information
about
Kentuckiana
Medical
Center,
visit
http://www.kentuckianamedcen.com.
About
Galichia
Hospital
Group
Guided
by
Dr.
Joseph
Galichia,
GHG’s
mission
is
to
provide
integrated
healthcare
systems
that
provide
the
highest
quality
care
possible.
The
Group’s
model
is
to
provide
efficient,
cost-­‐effective
health
care
services
that
meet
the
needs
of
the
community
while
embracing
the
concept
that
patient
care
comes
first.
This
vision
is
based
on
Dr.
Galichia’s
experience
providing
medical
care
in
many
international
locales
and
various
healthcare
systems.
For
more
information,
visit:
http://www.galichiahospitalgroup.com.
Contact:
Maggie
Chamberlin
Holben,
APR,
Absolutely
Public
Relations
–
http://www.absolutelypr.com,
303-­‐984-­‐9801
or
303-­‐669-­‐3558
(cell),
maggie@absolutelypr.com