Recruitment efforts have been equally fruitful. An experienced orthopedic surgeon has joined the medical staff in March of 1999. Family practice physicians joined our staff last year for Johnsonburg, Sheffield, Marienville, Ridgway and Kane. These practices are building blocks for the future and for additional services and specialties. New partnerships with Hamot Heart Institute for advanced cardiac care, Warren General's Penn North Cancer Center and Seneca Eye Surgeons bring new specialties and care to our patients.
Bar coding now eliminates manual entry of hundreds of thousands of charge items per year.
Electronic billing and deposits have added efficiency and speed to our operations. Our new cost accounting system is in place and we now have full reporting for analysis and decision making. We are confident in the growing adaptability of our dedicated nursing, medical, administrative, and volunteer staffs to continue to meet these challenges. KCH Home Health goes the distance in meeting patient needs 24 hours a day with friendly, compassionate, personal care in the comfort of your home. Each patient contact is an opportunity to give our customers choices and information.