Trios Health | HealthBridge | February 2018

Health Bridge February 2018 facebook.com/TriosHealth trioshealth.org Last year was one of the most challenging in the Kennewick Public Hospital District’s 66-year history. It began with the hiring of Quorum Health Resources to help Trios Health improve operations and finances. Then on April 1, we announced a workforce reduction based on a produc- tivity model we implemented to help streamline operations. On June 30, we implement- ed another of Quorum’s recommendations in filing for Chapter 9 debt restructur- ing through the bankruptcy court. In the midst of that, we discovered a large-scale patient records breach by a former employee. Hope despite hardship Despite these difficult public struggles in 2017, there was also much to celebrate. We were reaccredited by The Joint Commission after Trios Special Care Nursery Read more about Trios Health’s neonatology program on page 3, or visit trioshealth.org/Neonatology . Community Support Critical to Business Rehabilitation