Good morning from Trindle Road in Camp
Hill and Andrews Patel
hematology/oncology. Events both here on
Trindle Road and at the Andrews Patel
location on Union Deposit Road, just
outside Harrisburg, are celebrating the
fact that today is when Andrews Patel
joins Penn State Health Medical Group.
And right now, we're preparing to unveil
the sign here at Andrews Patel
hematology/oncology on Trindle Road as
it becomes part of Penn State Health.
And they're gonna pose for a few photos
here briefly and then we're going to be
speaking with Dr. Bird and Dr. Peroutka at
two of the people who you see over here
posing for photos. This is a big day
because for Andrews Patel, This marks the
day when it's nearly 90 employees
including ten employed physicians become
part of Penn State health. Right now I'm
gonna welcome Dr. Peroutka and Dr. Bird
over to the camera here and yeah, big day
here at Andrews Patel. Dr. Peroutka nearly
30 years this practice has been part of
Central Pennsylvania, tell us a bit about
why today is they got such a landmark in
its existence. >> [Dr. Peroutka] So it is a big day for us
actually, it's walking into a whole new
era. This has been a great practice, we
focus on patients, we love what we do and
it's a little scary to go into a new
group but we're feeling really good
about it because we feel like our values
with Penn State are the same. We care
about patients, we care about good
patient care and so we think this is a
great opportunity for our patients and
for us. >> Dr. Bill Bird, senior vice
president with Penn State Health Medical
Group,. There's talk of new clinical care
cancer models here as a result of this
partnership. Can you tell us what that's
all about?
>> [Dr. Bill Bird] Our goal is to deliver Cancer Care close
to home for patients and by adding this
group which is very prestigious in the
quality of care they do and how they
treat patients,
it adds both another site in Dauphin
County and a site in Cumberland County
as we expand cancer care across the five
to six County area network. >> I think Dr.
Bird said three words that are; close
to home. That's where people want to
receive their cancer care right? >> I think
that's right. We have been in the
community for a long time. We have a
practice here in Camp Hill and then
another office over on Union Deposit
Road. We're close to patients, were
convenient for patients and we feel like
getting the expertise from Hershey
Medical Center and joining together with
that, will give our patients better care,
better opportunities but they'll be able
to be treated right here where we've
always been.
>> Fantastic! And the Penn State Health
Cancer Network Dr. Bird now spans six
counties if you include Penn State
Health
St. Joseph Cancer Center also, Penn State
Health Medical Group Lancaster,
hematology oncology. So six different
counties. That growth is important for
this region. It is and it's also to
deliver a standard of care that's
consistent across the region and when
you add the most prestigious group
that's been in the community for years,
it's just an amazing benefit for us and
for all of our patients. Thanks to both
of you. >> Can I say something else? >> Oh, absolutely!
>> Again, so it is a little bit scary for us
to move into this new relationship
because we feel like we're really good
at taking care of patients, That's what
we really have always wanted to do and
that's what we feel that we do do. But
when we go to Penn State, there is
something else that they kind of preach
and I'm gonna just say it, they talk
about respect and integrity, They talk
about teamwork and they talk about
excellence and it sounds a little corny
but actually, those are our values too. So
knowing that we meet up with those
values, if we put the patient first in
line, everything else, all this other
coming together, should just fall right
in place. >> Thank you so much for your time.
Dr. Katherine Peroutka, she's a physician
here at Andrews Patel Hematology
Oncology Associates and Dr. Bill Bird,
he's a senior vice president and Penn
State Health Medical Group. Again, we're
on Trindle Road but the Andrews Patel
location in Union Deposit Road just
outside Harrisburg also becoming part of
Penn State Health today on this Tuesday.
Thanks a lot for watching this video
from Penn State Health.