Paquin Healthcare and North Shore-LIJ Health System Join to Launch Huge Retail and Ecommerce Initiative
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 16, 2008
Paquin Healthcare Companies, Inc. today announced that they will implement the North Shore-LIJ Health SystemÂ’s comprehensive consumer healthcare retail initiative. The New York-based health system is one of the nationÂ’s largest, serving a market area of 5.2 million people in Long Island, Staten Island and Queens.
“We are very excited to enter into this relationship with the North Shore-LIJ System,” stated Tony Paquin, CEO of Paquin Healthcare. “They have a very strong reputation and presence in one of the most densely populated areas in the country and will benefit greatly from launching consumer healthcare retail throughout their system.”
The health system consists of 15 hospitals, 17 long-term care facilities, a medical research institute, three trauma centers, five home health agencies, a hospice network and dozens of outpatient centers.
“Providing healthcare retail services and products is increasingly important to meeting the needs of our communities,” said Charles Trunz, President of North Shore Healthcare Enterprises, a wholly owned healthcare emerging businesses firm created by the North Shore-LIJ Health System to pursue high-value enterprises. “The mission of our partnership with Paquin Healthcare is to service this need by offering healthcare products within our hospitals, through designated retail outlets, and a North Shore-LIJ-branded ecommerce website.”
North Shore LIJ is the nationÂ’s third-largest non-profit, secular healthcare system based on number of beds. In 2007, its facilities delivered 22,400 babies, treated 239,400 inpatients and performed 111,900 ambulatory surgeries. It was also the nationÂ’s first health system to receive the Joint CommissionÂ’s Codman Award.
As part of a comprehensive retail initiative, Paquin will provide North Shore-LIJ with consulting and implementation services for brick and mortar retail stores throughout their healthcare facilities. Paquin will also deploy a hospital-branded customer loyalty program and a North Shore-LIJ-branded ecommerce website that will offer thousands of high-quality health and wellness products.
For more information contact Houston Winn at (407) 566-1005 or houston. winn@paquinhealthcare. com.
About Paquin Healthcare Companies, Inc.
Paquin Healthcare Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary operations, is pioneering the development of distribution channels for healthcare-based retail products and services. Working in conjunction with major hospitals and other professional healthcare organizations nationwide, Paquin Healthcare is the nationÂ’s leading provider of integrated and customized solutions for the implementation of healthcare retail strategies. As Medicare reimbursement rates continue to be pressured downward and expenses rise, new sources for non-reimbursed revenues are becoming essential to the financial viability of hospitals. Paquin Healthcare also organizes the industryÂ’s premier annual meeting event for healthcare retail initiatives, The Healthcare Retail Conference. For more information, visit www. PaquinHealthcare. com
About North Shore-LIJ Health System
The nation's third largest, non-profit, secular healthcare system, the North Shore-LIJ Health System cares for people of all ages throughout Long Island, Queens and Staten Island – a service area encompassing more than five million people. The health system consists of 15 hospitals, 17 long-term care facilities, a medical research institute, three trauma centers, five home health agencies, a hospice network and dozens of outpatient centers. Excluding its affiliate organizations, North Shore-LIJ facilities house 4,844 beds, have more than 7,000 physicians, and employ about 9,150 nurses and a total workforce of about 33,250 -- the largest employer on Long Island and the ninth largest in New York City. For more information, go to www. northshorelij. com.
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