(Santa Ana, CA)–Today, Western Medical Center Santa Ana announced its partnership with CEP America. The partnership became effective January 1, 2015. CEP America, one of the nation’s largest providers of acute care management solutions, is a premier multi-specialty physician group including physicians specializing in emergency medicine, hospital medicine, anesthesia, and ambulatory, urgent, and post-acute care. CEP America is highly regarded by its client hospitals for maintaining an average time-to-provider that is significantly lower than the national average. Hospital management and medical staff will work with CEP America to continue improving a patient’s time to disposition, thereby reducing the amount of time a patient spends in the Emergency Department.
“In emergency medicine, every second counts. As one of only three Level II Trauma Centers in all of Orange County, our hospital is committed to maintaining a well managed Emergency Department staffed with the finest physicians and specialists in the county,” said Western Medical Center Santa Ana CEO Suzanne Richards. “Our partnership with CEP America enhances our existing Emergency Department through improved emergency-inpatient care and faster wait times.”
