Maryville, IL — Anderson Healthcare as partnered with healthcare technology company Breez Health to streamline its financial assistance program for income-eligible patients. The partnership introduces a streamlined online application process, enabling patients to quickly check their eligibility for hospital discounts or free care.
“We are committed to fostering positive change in the healthcare industry,” states Patrick Garvey, CFO of Anderson Healthcare. “With the implementation of Breez technology into our financial assistance programs, we’re able to assist in removing potential financial obstacles to healthcare for our patients. It is our goal that all our community members have affordable access to critical healthcare services.”
Patients can now see if they qualify and apply for financial assistance by visiting the financial assistance page.
“Anderson Healthcare provides services for everyone in our community, regardless of financial status,” says Garvey.
Breez Health is a technology and consulting company that simplifies patient-facing and internal financial assistance processes, empowering hospitals to drive affordability of care to vulnerable members of their communities. Breez is part of Goodroot, a community of companies reinventing healthcare one system at a time. Dedicated to increasing access and affordability of care, Breez supports hospitals and health systems across the U.S.
About Anderson Healthcare
Anderson Healthcare is a regional healthcare network composed of the following entities: Anderson Hospital, Community Hospital of Staunton, Anderson Medical Group, Anderson Rehabilitation Institute, Anderson Surgery Center, Anderson Mercy Medical Care, and Maryville Imaging. As healthcare has transformed, there is a need to provide more coordinated care with broader geographic coverage for our patients. These entities allow Anderson to coordinate care, from hospitals to physician offices to cancer services to a freestanding imaging center, to better serve our communities. While the organization has grown significantly, our mission and vision remain the same. Our team works together to provide area families with exceptional healthcare services.
About Breez Health
Breez Health’s mission is to make financial assistance easy and accessible at every nonprofit hospital in America. With deep industry knowledge, Breez acts as a strategic advisor to hospitals, helping them design and implement better financial assistance programs and providing consulting, technology and support services to ensure ongoing success for both patients and hospitals. www.BreezHealth.com
