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Surgical Affiliates and Kern Medical Announce Partnership to Enhance Emergency Surgical Services

SACRAMENTO, Calif.Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Surgical Affiliates, a leading provider of in-house emergency surgical services for hospitals and healthcare systems, and Kern Medical of Bakersfield, Calif., a Level II Trauma Center, have announced their partnership to enhance patient care in providing 24/7 acute care and trauma surgical services.

Kern Medical’s partnership with Surgical Affiliates supports the hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality of emergency surgical care as the only trauma center serving patients in California’s southern Central Valley. Through the partnership, Kern Medical’s excellent standard of care will be enhanced by ensuring patients have 24/7 access to the highest level of acute care and trauma surgical services supported by Surgical Affiliates’ proven expertise in emergency surgical care.

Chris J. Stewart

Chris currently serves as President and CEO of Surgio Health. Chris has close to 20 years of healthcare management experience, with an infinity to improve healthcare delivery through the development and implementation of innovative solutions that result in improved efficiencies, reduction of unnecessary financial & clinical variation, and help achieve better patient outcomes. Previously, Chris was assistant vice president and business unit leader for HPG/HCA. He has presented at numerous healthcare forums on topics that include disruptive innovation, physician engagement, shifting reimbursement models, cost per clinical episode and the future of supply chain delivery.

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