Community Health Network Engages Simply Retail
Community Health Network has hired Simply Retail, the nation's leader in healthcare retailing strategies to perform a 'Retail Discovery'. The purpose of the 'Retail Discovery' is to identify potential retail opportunities at Community Hospital North and The Indiana Heart Hospital.
Indianapolis and Minneapolis (PRWEB) June 21, 2005 -- Community Health
Network has engaged Simply Retail, the nation’s leader in healthcare retailing
strategies, to perform a Retail Discovery identifying new retail opportunities
that complement the consumer-oriented care model planned for the next evolution
of Community’s North Campus. This study is focused on uncovering potential
retail opportunities at Community Hospital North and The Indiana Heart Hospital
to support first-and-foremost patient care and recovery
programs.
Community Health Network will undergo the Retail Discovery led
by a team of experts in all areas of healthcare, retail and store layout and
design. This thorough examination of the hospital’s current retail position will
enable Simply Retail to develop a blueprint for all of their recommended retail
strategies.
Mindy Thompson, founder and president of Simply Retail, is
optimistic regarding this opportunity. “The new space will benefit all who come
to Community’s North Campus. Healthcare retailing enables hospitals to serve
their communities more effectively by examining their retail needs,” Thompson
said.
Founded in 1994, Simply Retail is a Minneapolis-based retail
consultancy firm specializing in healthcare retailing. Simply Retail is the
voice and pioneer of healthcare retailing. For the last seven years, Simply
Retail has focused its retail expertise solely on healthcare, creating the
processes and details necessary to make healthcare retailing a success. Simply
Retail has helped numerous hospitals and clinics boost revenues and expand
patient care through industry-proven retail strategies. For more information
about Simply Retail, please call 612.659.8200 or visit www.simplyretailinc.com.
Ranked among the top 40 integrated health care networks in the nation,
Community Health Network has more than 60 sites of care throughout central
Indiana. This includes Community Hospitals East, North and South in Indianapolis
and Community Hospital Anderson; The Indiana Heart Hospital, a dedicated heart
hospital; MedCheck urgent care centers; Indiana Surgery Centers; more than 50
primary care physician practices; home health services; nursing homes; and other
health care facilities. Community Health Network is committed to getting you
well and back to your life. For more information about Community Health Network
or to find a physician, call 800-777-7775 or visit eCommunity.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb252150.htm