Since the founding of Nueterra Healthcare 10 years ago, we have pursued a mission to improve the quality of health care, to ensure its efficient delivery to the public and subsequently make health care more affordable and accessible to more people.

Sound familiar?

We haven’t been waiting around for the government to pass legislation aimed at achieving a “reformed” health care system. Rather, we are pursuing that mission in the medical marketplace through strategic partnering with physicians – the only people who can really take care of patients. The more partners we involve in our business will mean there are more opportunities for patients to obtain high quality care. Simply put, we are expanding access and controlling the costs.

An example of how Nueterra helps to expand access is this week’s opening of Methodist McKinney Hospital in the Dallas area, a joint venture with the Methodist Health System and area physcians. The 65,000-square-foot facility features six fully equipped operating rooms, comprehensive diagnostic imaging including CT and MRI services, and 15 private patient rooms. The hospital is the second to open under Nueterra’s Community Hospital Division, following a facility that opened in Great Bend, Kan., in July.  We expect to open another health care facility in the Dallas area next year.

Real health care reform will take place in examining rooms and operating rooms as physicians working in efficient health systems are in control. Nueterra will continue to pursue our mission and will succeed in that mission.