Alverno Clinical Laboratories and PCL Alverno Strengthen Support of Local Community through Partnership with MedSpeed
New transportation network developed and
managed by MedSpeed provides logistical framework for streamlined
operations, enhanced control, increased quality and meaningful cost
savings.
Elmhurst, IL, June 21, 2012
- As part of its dedication to support the provision of
quality care to its local community, Alverno Clinical Laboratories
(Alverno) provides management support services to a full service,
community based medical laboratory, Professional Clinical
Laboratories, LLC, d/b/a PCL Alverno (PCL Alverno). PCL Alverno
performs over 750 different tests in both clinical and anatomic
pathology. To enhance its management services to PCL Alverno,
Alverno has entered into a strategic transportation partnership
with MedSpeed. MedSpeed is an HFMA
peer-reviewed partner that strengthens supply chain and
overall business operations through centralized healthcare
transportation networks. This partnership includes a new,
centralized transportation network to help Alverno more efficiently
support its more than 500 customers, including hospitals, patient
service centers and outreach clinics, in over 430 locations.
"As we expand to better serve our community and our customers,
we recognized the need to unify and streamline the backbone of our
transportation system to attain enhanced control over day-to-day
operations, increase quality and generate meaningful cost savings,"
said Samuel Terese, president and chief executive officer,
Alverno.
"MedSpeed is the ideal partner for Alverno and our customers for
a number of reasons, particularly the company's dedication and
support of its employees," said Bernard H. Henry, vice president of
human resources, Alverno. "This was very important in our
decision-making process because we want to make sure that jobs will
stay within the local community, and that is a key part of
MedSpeed's business model."
"We are pleased to be working with such a dedicated member of
the Northern Indiana healthcare community to drive
quality and streamline transportation," said Jake Crampton,
CEO, MedSpeed. "I am confident that our partnership will support
Alverno's commitment to its customers to remain a strong thriving
presence in its local market and the healthcare community in
general."
About Alverno and PCL Alverno
Alverno provides management support services for PCL Alverno, a
centralized laboratory for the hospitals of Presence Health and
Franciscan Alliance. Alverno also serves a customer network of
physicians and other care providers in Illinois and Indiana.
Alverno sets itself apart by offering friendly, personal service to
assist its customer in providing high quality, cost effecting
services. PCL Alverno is a regional leader in laboratory medicine
and expertly trained clinical staff processed more than 14 million
tests in 2009. PCL Alverno is located at 2434 Interstate Plaza
Drive, Hammond, IN 46324. To learn more about PCL Alverno's
laboratory services, visit www.PCLAlverno.com.
About MedSpeed
Every patient interaction, from a routine clinic visit to an urgent
blood transfusion, relies in some way on the same-day pickup and
delivery of a specimen, pharmaceutical, radiology film, blood
product, medical record or supply. MedSpeed is an ISO-certified,
technology-enhanced healthcare transportation
solutions provider that strengthens supply chain and overall
business operations through centralized transportation networks.
MedSpeed has also been granted the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA®"
designation, a rigorous eleven-step objective third party
evaluation of products and services conducted by the Healthcare
Financial Management Association (HFMA). For more than eleven
years, MedSpeed's Lean Six Sigma approach to transportation design
and execution has transformed transportation into
globally-optimized, leverageable logistical frameworks that
consistently deliver operational quality, economic
value and strategic advantage.