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Celtic Healthcare is an innovative leader in the delivery of healthcare at home. We are driven by our passion for enhancing the health and quality of life of our clients and their families during the stages of medical recovery, aging, or end-of-life with home healthcare, palliative, hospice, and virtual care. We specialize in chronic disease management and advanced illness management as well as acute care rehabilitation.

Celtic Healthcare’s Journey Program assists physicians, discharge planners, social workers, case managers and other healthcare professionals working with patients that have chronic and life-limiting illnesses to manage the early phases of their individual illnesses. The Journey Program combines the skilled care of Celtic’s home health services with the specialized symptom management consultation services of our hospice team.

For more information about Celtic Healthcare’s Journey, Hospice or Home Healthcare Services, please visit www.celtichealthcare.com or call 800.355.8894.

Contact Information

Jodi McKinney, Director of Business Development
724.766.4971
mckinneyj@celtichealthcare.com

Arnie Burchianti, Founder & CEO
724.742.4360
burchiantia@celtichealthcare.com

Website: www.celtichealthcare.com

Partnering with Celtic Healthcare is a Team Effort

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CelticBy Kathleen Ganster

Caring for patients, writing reports, researching cases….there isn’t enough time in a physician’s day to take care of every task.

That is why a partnership with Celtic Healthcare might make sense for many doctors.

“We provide the continuum of care in the standard that our patients have come to expect from their physicians. We can be a valuable resource for physicians,” said Kim Kranz, vice president of hospice.

Celtic Healthcare offers home healthcare and hospice care for patients in post-acute and chronic health stages, working in a team with the patients’ physicians. Teamwork is something that Celtic stresses.

“It is a team effort to keep someone’s loved one in their home, no matter what stage of their life. And of course, the physician is an important part of that team,” said Kranz.
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Celtic Healthcare: Setting High Standards to Achieve the Best Possible Patient Experience

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Celtic_October copyBy Kathleen Ganster

Healthcare is on everyone’s mind these days. But while the government fights over what the federal guidelines will be for healthcare in our country, loved ones still need quality care. As day-to-day life goes on, so does caring for those with chronic illnesses and other healthcare concerns.

Celtic Healthcare remains steady in their focus on excellence in patient care. As the spotlight on the quality of healthcare is ever-increasing, Celtic has already set their own high standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care to guarantee the best possible clinical outcomes and the best possible patient experiences.

“For us, the nation’s focus on quality healthcare is an exciting proposition. It means that everyone is held to higher standards. That means better healthcare for everyone,” said Bill Gammie, Vice President of Regional Operations for Celtic.
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Celtic Honored in Health Care Heroes Ceremony

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CelticIt was a great privilege for Celtic Healthcare to be recognized in the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Health Care Heroes Awards Ceremony on October 23 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. PA.

The gala dinner celebrated the people and organizations in Pittsburgh’s regional health care industry who are instrumental in making this region one of the premier health care centers in the world.

Celtic was nominated by Jodi McKinney, Director of Corporate Communications, with the following submission:

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How the Affordable Care Act Will Impact Home Healthcare & Hospice

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Celtic_JulyBy Kathleen Ganster

Healthcare laws are constantly changing; sometimes it seems from one minute to the next.

“Keeping up with the pace may seem overwhelming and exhausting for healthcare providers, but they can also provide opportunity,” said Emi Gilbert, In-House Counsel for Celtic Healthcare.

“The setting for home healthcare and hospice allows for there to be some bad actors out there, but healthcare regulations help get these bad actors out of the business,” Gilbert said.

One of the greatest challenges facing healthcare providers and consumers is the Affordable Care Act. Gilbert said the act will bring “broad” changes to healthcare.

“There are many moving parts to follow, and the number of regulations affecting us is amazing. One of the biggest challenges is following these changes and monitoring effective dates and/or delays,” she said.
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Celtic Ensuring Service Excellence in Patient Care

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Excellence in Patient CareBy Kathleen Ganster

Celtic Healthcare was built with Service Excellence in Patient Care as one of its core values and missions said Bill Gammie, Vice President of Regional Operations.

That is why the organization has embraced the Medicare- mandated patient satisfaction survey requirements (HHCAHPS).

“There is nothing more powerful than a patient or family member telling us how we made a difference in their care,” he said.

Like every home healthcare provider, Celtic has a third- party provider who surveys patients and then provides that information to Celtic and Medicare for reporting purposes.

“We are in the business of caring for people, and the vendor is in the business of conducting the surveys and gathering the results. This process allows us to do what we do best,” Gammie said.

Measuring patient satisfaction is fast becoming an element of healthcare in our society, said Gammie. While it is mandated in certain facets of healthcare, Gammie sees it becoming required in all areas eventually.
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