Steward Health Care International is a global leader in integrated health care systems
and a preeminent accountable care organisation around the world. Our international experience and expertise in establishing, managing and maintaining quality patient-focused care is a driving force behind Steward Health Care International’s exceptional competency as a leader in the field.
Steward Health Care International is able to use our network, resources and experiences as leverage throughout the world
often pursuing direct contracts with governments in Public Private Partnership models or using large scale growth opportunities to build systems that improve care quality and access for our patients.
We have made significant, long-term investments in training centres, hospitals, clinics, emergency transport
and other specialised medical facilities to improve patient access to our services for the benefit of the people and the communities we serve. Our innovative model ensures the highest quality of care becomes reality whilst substantially reducing total medical expenses. We take responsibility for the full spectrum of our patients’ needs, and deliver services in a coordinated, integrated manner.
Operational benefits
vertical integration
Reduces duplication and waste
HORIZONTAL integration
Provides multiple entry points across a broader geography and increases efficiency through scale and improved procurement
Clinical benefits
vertical integration
Improves coordination of care delivery between settings, resulting in better patient experience and outcomes, higher quality of care, and local care delivery
HORIZONTAL integration
Expands access points across a broader geography resulting in improved convenience and affordability for patients and businesses in local communities
Partnership models
We routinely contract with a variety of government payers in risk-based payment models. Internationally, we undertake Private/Public partnerships with governments
A risk-based payment model that prioritises value over volume
Many patients are under risk-based contracts. This allows Steward to innovate and invest in wellness
Keeping patients healthy and active in their communities
Through our community health programs, we respond to major health needs and promote overall wellness. We build relationships and work with community partners to make measurable, sustainable improvements
Data driven and integrated
Predictive analytics and data guide every aspect of our care program. Using these tools, we minimize waste, improve care, predict demands on the system and lower costs
Pioneering a new model of care
Our vertically and horizontally integrated model achieves the highest quality care, increases patient access, and substantially reduces total medical expenses
Coordinating care where patients are
Steward consists of hospitals, rehabilitation and allied health facilities, physicians, and related primary care providers. Steward’s model promotes the delivery of coordinated primary care within its communities, where people prefer to get their care
why steward
Health care excellence
Stability
- Governments, citizens and patients need to feel confident that an operating partner will allow the system to flourish.
- With a rapidly aging population, growing health care costs and a fragmented health care system, countries around the world need an experienced health care operator who can deliver real value.
Renewal
- Steward International builds a coordinated system of care, with expanded access to a range of centres of excellence.
- Our teams draw on our US experience, while enhancing locally excellent care.
- Steward International trains the next generation of medical workers.
Value
- Steward International’s experience with risk-based contracts, participation with insurance companies and history of successful public/private partnerships allows us to enter innovative insurance partnerships with local payers and governments.
- Our track record of building and operating diversified services position us well to expand our portfolio within the multiple global health care markets.
Efficiency
- Steward International brings a suite of proprietary hospital operations tools, that have generated millions of dollars in annual operating savings in our hospitals.
Integration
- Steward International will leverage existing tools and data to create a unified and comprehensive view of the patient, integrating the journey across multiple sites of care.
Better health
- Steward International redesigns the care journey, develops centres of excellence, builds a robust system of care, and provides care to the community, improving health and wellness.