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16 CEO / STRATEGY The 18 health systems Walmart sends its employees to for care in 2022 By Jakob Emerson I n an effort to rein in healthcare costs for its employees, Walmart sends them directly to health systems that demonstrate high-quali- ty care outcomes, otherwise known as Centers of Excellence. rough the COE program, Walmart will cover the travel and treat- ment costs for employees seeking a range of services, but only with providers the company is contracted with. Walmart then reimburses with bundled payments negotiated with the providers. To determine which providers get access to its 1.6 million employees, Walmart starts by examining health systems. Lisa Woods, vice presi- dent of physical and emotional well-being at Walmart, and her team analyze public data, distribute requests for information and conduct detailed on-site visits. Below are the 18 health systems or campuses to which Walmart will refer patients for defined episodes of care in 2022. Cardiac Cleveland Clinic Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.) Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle) Weight loss surgery Emory University Hospital (Atlanta) Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.) Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City) Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) Northwest Medical Center (Springdale, Ark.) Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans) Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego) University Hospital (Cleveland) Spine surgery Emory University Hospital (Atlanta) Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.) Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates (Charlotte, N.C.) Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) Mayo Clinic Arizona (Phoenix) Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) Mayo Clinic Minnesota (Rochester) Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (Houston) Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans) Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle) Breast, lung, colorectal, prostate or blood cancer Mayo Clinic Arizona (Phoenix) Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) Mayo Clinic Minnesota (Rochester) Hip and knee replacements Emory University Hospital (Atlanta) Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.) Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore) Kaiser Permanente Irvine (Calif.) Medical Center Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) Mayo Clinic Minnesota (Rochester) Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans) Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego) University Hospital (Cleveland) Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle) Organ and tissue transplants (except cornea and intestinal) Mayo Clinic Arizona (Phoenix) Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) Mayo Clinic Minnesota (Rochester) n New York hospital ousts 3 leaders By Ayla Ellison C arthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital notified three leaders, including its COO, that they were being let go June 3, according to the Watertown Daily Times. The hospital's COO, director of nursing and administrator of outpatient clinics were let go. After they were notified, the hospital named replacements, who have responsibili- ties at both Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, N.Y., according to the re- port. The leadership changes come after both hospitals laid off 4 percent of their workforce in May. Richard Duvall, pres- ident and CEO of both hospitals, attributed the layoffs to financial strain caused by inflation and a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. "When we announced our layoffs several weeks ago, we are looking to find efficiencies and balance the financial health of both organizations, both Claxton-Hepburn and Carthage Area Hospital, and we had adapted our leader- ship structure to meet those needs," a spokesperson for Carthage Area Hospital told the Watertown Daily Times. "It's never easy and it's not a place you want to be in, but we're trying to do what's best for the organization." n