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East Coast System Partners with Mercy Virtual
1888 Press Release Mercy signs agreement with University of North Carolina Health Care.
St. Louis, MOIL University of North Carolina Health Care (UNCHC) has signed a partnership agreement
with Mercy Virtual that will align the two to benefit patients and medical staff of both systems.
Initially, Mercy will virtually monitor patients in 28 intensive care unit (ICU) beds for one of UNCHC's
hospitals. The partnership will expand over time to include additional facilities and programs.
"This isn't just about purchasing telemedicine services; we have been practicing telemedicine for several
years," said Dr. Alan Stiles, UNCHC's senior vice president of network development and strategic affiliation.
"We were looking for a way to accelerate the development of a broader array of virtual services for our
patients and medical staff. Working in tandem with Mercy Virtual, we believe we can transform health
care."
Mercy Virtual echoed how this relationship is a gamechanger in the health care world.
"Virtual care provides patients with earlier access to necessary health care and breaks down walls between
health care systems," said Dr. Randy Moore, president of Mercy Virtual. "Every institution and system across
the nation has areas of expertise, and this partnership allows Mercy and UNCHC to bring the best of both
organizations to the table to benefit our patients. If we have a onedirection relationship, we miss out on
what we or someone else does better than anyone else."
Beyond elevating quality, access and efficiency for patients served by UNCHC, Mercy and other Mercy
Virtual partners, UNCHC will leverage Mercy's decade of telemedicine experience. Likewise, Mercy will
benefit from UNCHC's medical research experience and a sophisticated delivery network of clinical
expertise.
"We speed up the benefits to patients by tapping into each other's experience," said Moore. "Mercy is ...