Neither the forces increasing costs, nor the economic pressures on employers and workers seem likely to change in the immediate future.

As the area’s second largest employer, we too, face the same challenges and concerns of providing healthcare benefits to our workforce.

At Alegent Health, we are pursuing our own cost-saving measures and using technology — like patient bar coding, robotics in non-patient care areas and computer-aided physician order entry — to improve safety and care while helping keep costs down.

We are committed to playing a leadership role in the community as healthcare providers and consumers work together to seek answers and approaches that will make healthcare more affordable and accessible for everyone.