Suburban Health Organization

About Suburban Health Organization

Suburban Health Organization (SHO) is a healthcare solutioning organization comprised of independent hospitals and community-based healthcare providers working to together to improve access to the highest quality healthcare. Incorporated in 1994, SHO serves its owners by providing a collaborative forum to facilitate desired integrations and outcomes, while allowing care to remain local and preserving deep-rooted ties to hospital communities. For more than 30 years, this synergetic group has created value by forming shared services, leveraging combined purchasing power, sharing best practices, and founding innovative solutions to some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Through partnership, we are ensuring that vital, independent community health systems continue to thrive. Together, we are creating healthier communities.

Additional partners include Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Decatur County Memorial Hospital, Goshen Health, Hancock Health, Hendricks Regional Health, Johnson Memorial Health, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Major Health Partners, Margaret Mary Health, Marion Health, Riverview Health, Rush Memorial Hospital, Vantage Healthcare of Ohio, Witham Health Services, Aspire Indiana Health, Jane Pauley Community Health Center, and Meridian Health Services.

Learn more about how we are building Strength Through Partnership at www.suburbanhealth.com.

Independence

The common goal of remaining independent and moving healthcare forward in our communities is at the heart of everything SHO does.

Why Does Hospital Independence Matter?

Thriving independent health solutions are vital to our communities. We believe that when decisions are made locally, employees and patients benefit. Preserving our
independence keeps care local, where it belongs. Independence also fosters closer relationships with communities, along with a better understanding of community needs.

SHO recognizes the importance of hospital independence and provides:

• Economies of scale without mandates of a larges system
• Benefits of collective stability while allowing care to remain local and preserving deep-rooted ties to hospital communities

“Suburban Health Organization has allowed Henry Community Health to retain its locally owned and operating focus while giving us the leverage of a large scale health system. Through our collaborations, we are able to have stronger negotiating power which enables us to reduce healthcare costs for our system and our patients. The Affinity Groups provide a forum to share expertise and enhance the value we bring to our community in patient care, quality and patient safety initiatives.” – Brian Ring, President and CEO, Henry Community Health

The following are a few ways Henry Community Health is leveraging our partnership with SHO:

• Accountable Care Organization
• Advocacy
• Affinity Group Collaboration
• Anthem Contracting
• Captive and Risk Retention Group
• Clinically Integrated Network (CIN)
• Compensation Redesign
• Compensation Survey
• Continuing Medical Education
• Continuing Nursing Education
• Data Analytics
• Direct Employer Contracting (SHO Direct)
• Payer Contracting
• Payer Credentialing
• Physician Leadership Series
• Provider Recruitment
• Value-Based Contracting