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Two Rochester nonprofits join forces to improve health outcomes
Two Rochester nonprofits join forces to improve health outcomes
Listen to this articleCommon Ground Health and the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RRHIO) are combining their organizations, a move leaders said will improve health outcomes and advance health innovation.
The new entity will combine the RRHIO’s expertise providing a health and social determinant information exchange with Common Ground’s data analysis.
New, unified branding for the combined organization will be developed over the next few months and will be released in the spring.
Common Ground Health CEO Wade Norwood and RRHIO CEO Marlene Bessette will serve as co-CEOs of the combined organization. Staff reductions are not anticipated.
“Our organizations are already quite lean, which is why combining our efforts will allow us to be able to do more to innovate,” Bessette said.
Added Norwood, “Joining forces will help us achieve a more sustainable future while also maintaining local oversight of data gathered throughout the region. Our new organization will build the bridge between data and action.”
According to Melissa Gardner, board chair of the new entity, combining will allow the new organization to better address the healthcare needs of our region.
The merger is also designed to promote health equity, said Ann Marie Cook, vice-chair of the board and CEO of Lifespan, noting the new entity will open funding opportunities.
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