Joint venture adds pharmacy serving Mississippi, Tennessee American Health Partners announced it is expanding its long-term care pharmacy division, AmPharm, into Mississippi through a joint-venture agreement with LTC Pharmacy Solutions. The partnership enables AmPharm to provide custom-packaged medications and pharmacy services to 48 nursing homes and five psychiatric hospitals across Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. With […]
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Unity Psychiatric Care Names New Medical Director and Begins Offering Outpatient Services in Huntsville
Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of American Health Partners of Franklin, Tennessee, announced that Dr. Donald Klasing has joined its Huntsville, Alabama, psychiatric hospital as medical director. Dr. Klasing, a board-certified psychiatrist with over 20-year experience, will oversee the hospital’s clinicians, who treat older adults suffering a mental health crisis or experiencing behavioral complications linked […]
AHC Community Featured in BCBS-THA Case Study
In January 2018, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) and five THA-member hospitals, along with their skilled nursing facility partners, began a pilot to improve the post-acute discharge experience and share best practices. A white paper entitled Working Together to Improve Patient Transitions was published in 2019 to share the findings. This […]
American Health Communities (AHC) Names Chris Spence Regional Director of Operations
American Health Communities, a division of Franklin, Tennessee-based American Health Partners, has announced the promotion of Chris Spence to regional director of operations. Spence joined AHC in 2012 and most recently served as administrator at AHC McNairy County in Selmer, Tennessee, where the facility was awarded two Malcom Baldridge National Quality Awards. As regional director, […]
American Health Partners Names John Bowen Veterans Program Manager
American Health Partners, a Franklin, Tennessee-based company that provides a variety of healthcare services for seniors, has announced the addition of John Bowen as veterans program manager. Bowen, who served in the U.S. Navy for three years, will be responsible for all veterans’ programs in 29 skilled nursing and rehab facilities, five psychiatric hospitals […]