La Paz Regional Hospital Connects Care Across the Community with Centralized MEDITECH Expanse EHR
La Paz Regional Hospital is now live with @MEDITECH Expanse via MEDITECH-as-a-Service (MaaS), a modern, cloud-based EHR that supports the hospital's mission to enhance the health and well-being of its community through innovative, connected care.
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By unifying care with MEDITECH Expanse, the health system has centralized patient information, eliminated duplication of tests, improved efficiency of chart review, and laid a foundation for scalable, sustainable growth.
'We are the healthcare team that takes care of the entire county, and we had four disparate systems that weren't the best at talking to each other,' said La Paz Regional Hospital CEO Zafer Genc. 'We wanted a unified system for our EHR and determined that MEDITECH was the one that fit throughout each area of the hospital and connected our hospital and clinics to improve the quality of care that we provide to our community.'
Now, with a single EHR shared across all facilities and departments, La Paz clinicians have a comprehensive view of each patient's health history throughout the healthcare system, regardless of where or when that care was provided. When coupled with Expanse's interoperable solutions, clinicians can also access data from other organizations where a patient may have received care. This visibility enables providers to make more informed, timely decisions, particularly for patients managing chronic conditions or requiring complex, ongoing care.
'As CFO, I view this implementation as a strategic step forward,' said La Paz Regional Hospital CFO, Christine Barrington. 'We've made an investment in a system that brings greater continuity of care, improves data access, and supports better decision-making organization-wide.'
The benefits of this transformation are already being felt across the organization. Expanse enables physicians, nurses, and therapists to access records, place orders, and document care from mobile devices using tools such as Expanse Now and Expanse Point of Care. This flexibility enhances the patient experience, improves responsiveness, and reduces administrative burden while combating clinician burnout. MEDITECH's embedded clinical decision support tools further enhance safety and help clinicians respond quickly to changes in a patient's condition.
Clinicians at La Paz are already reporting greater efficiency in their daily routines, thanks to intuitive navigation and reduced documentation time.
'Expanse gives us more time with our patients,' said Director of Rehab Services Alvin Rodgers. 'Our chart review process is approximately 20% of what it was before. In just one screen, I can see the doctor's notes, what the nurses are doing, and more.'
Director of Education Lara Leroy agrees that Expanse has made reviewing patient charts much faster and easier. 'The documentation is all put together the way that I need it,' she said. 'Before, it would take me hours to go through charts, but with MEDITECH it takes minutes.'
Administrative staff have also seen significant improvements. From patient access to billing, the EHR streamlines workflows, minimizes delays, and ensures that critical information is always at hand.
Additionally, the organization-wide Business and Clinical Analytics solution provides interactive, web-based business intelligence, serving as a single source of truth for clinical, financial, and operational data. Finance Director Vickie Greiling said, 'With one EHR facility-wide, we no longer need to access multiple systems to find the data we need to process patient billing.'
Patients also benefit from new engagement tools such as the MyHealth portal and MHealth app, which allow them to view pertinent health information, message the care team, and manage appointments. Expanse Patient Connect enables secure messaging, while text reminders enhance communication and engagement, ensuring patients stay informed and prepared for each step in their care journey.
'La Paz's recent go-live represents a pivotal step toward fully connected, patient-centered healthcare in Arizona,' said MEDITECH VP Carol Labadini. 'We look forward to continuing our partnership with La Paz and helping them to support community health for many years to come.'
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MEDITECH empowers healthcare organizations to expand their vision of what's possible with Expanse, the intelligent EHR platform you can trust. Expanse transforms care and ushers health systems of all sizes into the future with AI-infused solutions, personalized workflows, next-level interoperability, and predictive analytics — all working together to drive better outcomes. See why thousands of healthcare organizations in 28 countries and territories have chosen Expanse. Visit ehr.meditech.com and follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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