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Franciscan Health unwaveringly centres patients – from keeping family in the loop to providing iPads filled with patients ’ own healthcare data

Franciscan Health Cares for Patients at Home and in Hospital

Franciscan Health unwaveringly centres patients – from keeping family in the loop to providing iPads filled with patients ’ own healthcare data

WRITTEN BY : HELEN ADAMS

Franciscan Health , native to Indiana , Illinois , and Michigan , is a leader in integrated healthcare , creating unified patient records that will support wholeperson care across the care continuum .

Vice President of Digital Innovation Applications Sri Bharadwaj is responsible for delivering application solutions across the environment for all of Franciscan Health .
“ Franciscan Health is a mission-based organisation , located out of the Midwest , serving communities both in Illinois and
Indiana , with over 12 hospitals and over 400 clinics ,” says Bharadwaj proudly . “ We ' ve got several ambulatory surgery centres , home health units , and affiliated physicians all across the board , working for us as an organisation , delivering services to many Hoosiers in Indiana – Indiana people are called Hoosiers !”
Prior to his role with Franciscan Health , Bharadwaj served at several organisations , including University of California Irvine , Geisinger Health Systems and then University of Vermont .
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