Michigan, Mar. 4, 2008 - The law firm of Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is pleased to welcome the University of Iowa Health System as a new client. This is the second teaching hospital client for Smith Haughey; the University of Michigan Health System is also a client.
Veronica A. Marsich, along with Kirk W. Morgan and Adil A. Daudi will negotiate a joint venture between a community hospital in Iowa and the University of Iowa Health System's Radiation and Oncology Department to provide cancer treatment at the community hospital; making access to such treatment more convenient for the patients.
Smith Haughey's attorneys have been involved in an increasing number of joint venture projects for its institutional and physician group clients. This is a trend seen in the health care industry as hospitals try to meet patient demand for services and to keep up with the ever changing health care reimbursement system.
Such joint ventures commonly occur in the context of the delivery of a wide range of services from primary care services to cardiovascular services, cancer treatment services, to ambulatory surgery services. In many instances, these ventures will involve partnerships between a hospital and one or more groups of physicians who come together to provide a comprehensive package of services to meet a community need. More recently, as in the case of the University of Iowa, hospitals are partnering to provide key health care services across greater distances.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge has been helping our clients overcome challenges and take advantage of opportunities since 1941. With offices in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, and more than 90 attorneys and counselors, we offer some of the most comprehensive legal experience available in the areas of Business and Property Law, Health Law, Construction Law, and Litigation. For more information about the firm, call 616.774.8000 or visit www.shrr.com.
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