St. Vincent, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine agree to expand partnership, unveil plans to grow neurological services

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, one of Indiana’s largest health systems and one of the nation’s largest independent neurosurgery practices announced plans to expand their longstanding partnership by increasing access to care and growing their neurosurgical capabilities for adult and pediatric patients in Central Indiana.
St. Vincent, part of Ascension, and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to partner at St. Vincent Indianapolis and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. In addition, St. Vincent and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine will jointly develop a new dedicated neurosurgical center of excellence for advanced surgeries.
The new partnership will allow Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine to continue to provide individualized care for patients across the state, while building upon St. Vincent’s longstanding reputation as a trusted health brand, integrated system, and a physician-friendly organization committed to patient-centered care.
“We’re excited to grow our relationship with St. Vincent through this expanded partnership and look forward to working together to deliver high-quality, innovative care to the community,” said Dr. Jean-Pierre Mobasser, president of Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine. “We appreciate that St. Vincent has been a model hospital partner that continues to value our unique contributions.” Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine is one of North America’s largest and most progressive neurosurgical practices. Expert neurosurgeons and pain management physicians offer a full spectrum of specialized care for disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system. Since its formation in the 1970s, the physician-owned practice (formerly Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group) has been the sole provider of neurosurgical services on the St. Vincent Indianapolis campus.
“By investing the necessary resources to enhance our partnership with a nationally-recognized neurosurgery leader like Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, we believe we can provide our adult and pediatric patients with the best possible care for neurological disorders – right here in Indiana,” Erica Wehrmeister, St. Vincent Central Region President, said. “This partnership is an innovative example of how health systems and independent practices can successfully join forces to improve care for patients.”
St. Vincent Indianapolis is home to one of Indiana’s busiest American College of Surgeons-verified Level I Trauma Centers and recently achieved the Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Stroke Center certification – a nationally recognized symbol of quality which recognizes the small percentage of U.S. hospitals offering the highest level of certified stroke care. These designations were made possible in
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part because of the hospital’s longtime relationship with affiliated physician groups and partners like Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, which provides 24/7 neurosurgical and neuro-interventional availability with advanced treatments for a wide range of neurological illnesses and injuries.
About Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine is one of North America’s largest and most accomplished neurosurgical practices, dedicated to advancing the health of adults and children with neurological disorders. Its physicians provide a full spectrum of care for disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system, including brain aneurysms and tumors, pituitary disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spinal disorders, and degenerative spine disease.
Goodman Campbell neurosurgeons are some of the most respected medical and scientific
researchers in the world. The practice has a history of developing innovative techniques, increasing the success rates of proven treatments, and providing ongoing advanced training for the next generation of neurosurgeons, both in the classroom and the operating room. For more
information, visit GoodmanCampbell.com.
About Ascension St. Vincent
In Indiana, Ascension St. Vincent operates 24 hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices and clinics serving central and southern Indiana and employs more than 15,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension St. Vincent provided more than $323 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2018. Serving Indiana for 145 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension, one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 21 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.stvincent.org.