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Mee Memorial Affiliates With Vituity for Emergency Care



King City, CA, — Memorial Healthcare System announced on Friday, August 23 that they will soon launch improved emergency medical services in affiliation with Vituity (www.vituity.com), a national emergency care provider based in Emeryville, CA. The new partnership is part of an ongoing commitment to providing higher quality healthcare to South Monterey County.
Vituity is a physician-owned company that specializes in providing emergency department services with an emphasis on improving clinical quality, efficiency, and the patient experience. It was founded in 1975 by emergency care doctors in Northern California under the name California Emergency Physicians.
Vituity now serves hospitals across the United States, including Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Twin Cities Hospital in Templeton, and Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo. The group also manages three trauma centers and four of the largest emergency departments in metro Los Angeles and has the largest emergency care presence in Southern California.
“Vituity distinguishes itself through a unique physician partnership model, incorporating their physicians’ authentic desire to serve not only their patients, but also our local hospital and community at the highest levels of quality,” said Michael Hutchinson, CEO of Mee Memorial Healthcare System. “They’ll give our local teams the best of both worlds by enabling local physician autonomy, access to strong management support, and a national network of best practices."
"We appreciate the many contributions and services previously provided by EmCare to our patients and community,” said Hutchinson.
Vituity and Mee Memorial will begin delivering emergency care services together on Nov. 15 of this year.

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