Nueterra Global Alliance & OSS Orthopaedic Hospital Partner for International Healthcare

LEAWOOD, Kan., April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nueterra Global Alliance (NGA) is making impressive strides in its mission to provide global healthcare delivery, and is proud to announce the OSS Orthopaedic Hospital as the newest addition to its partner network. The OSS Orthopaedic Hospital is physician-owned and operated, providing care to residents of York, Pa., and the surrounding communities with the area's most comprehensive orthopaedic care, including specialties in spine and joint care, hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, shoulder, sports medicine and more.

"OSS Orthopaedic Hospital is made for this kind of opportunity, particularly considering our low infection rates, superior clinical outcomes and outstanding patient satisfaction," says Todd Lord, CEO. "We're proud to offer innovative and comprehensive treatment for our patients and now, with NGA and the package pricing option, we're able to deliver the same opportunity to a broader, international audience."

The OSS Orthopaedic Hospital is Joint Commission Accredited, with Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification for hip and knee replacement. It's the only freestanding facility in the York area dedicated to orthopaedic surgery.

"Orthopaedic procedures are the second most popular procedure type for medical exchange patients," says David Miller, president, NGA. "Having an entire health system with orthopaedics as its only focus is invaluable to this industry and is going to be an incredible benefit to NGA network patients."

For OSS Health and all other partners, NGA has developed package pricing options that provide cost transparency and improved budget management for exchange patients. In addition, NGA will include OSS Health in international clinical and academic opportunities. NGA formalized its partnership with OSS Health in January 2014 and the health system is now approved to accept NGA-referred patients. To learn more, visit www.nueterraglobalalliance.com.

About Nueterra
Nueterra is the nation's largest private-sector organization specializing in joint-equity partnerships with health systems, governments, hospitals and physicians. By combining strategic interests, capabilities and experiences, Nueterra is transforming healthcare—integrating providers, connecting to consumers and collaborating with partners. The company's international arm, Nueterra Global Alliance (NGA), is built on a worldwide network of owned and managed medical facilities, as well as tertiary health system partners, all utilizing a proprietary, cloud-based patient management system to strategically recreate international healthcare delivery and facilitate medical exchange.

About OSS Orthopaedic Hospital
OSS Orthopaedic Hospital is the premier provider of orthopaedic services in South Central Pennsylvania.   The hospital complies with Joint Commission's highest national standards for Safety and Quality of Care.  Consumer Reports gave the OSS Orthopaedic Hospital the highest achievable ranking for surgical safety.  Healthgrades recognized the OSS Orthopaedic Hospital for achieving five stars in total hip, total knee and spine surgery.  Additionally the hospital achieved Healthgrade's Outstanding Patient Experience award.  The 30 private-room Orthopaedic Hospital was opened in 2010 and is located on OSS Health's Powder Mill campus in York, Pennsylvania.  It has four state-of-the-art operating suites.  With a focus on high patient satisfaction and excellent surgical outcomes, the OSS Orthopaedic Hospital is consistently in the top 1% in the nation for patient satisfaction.  Our goal is to get our patients back to doing what they enjoy.  To learn more, visit www.osshospital.com.

SOURCE Nueterra Global Alliance