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MedCura Health, Inc ( MedCura) a trusted non-profit health care provider serving Metro Atlanta for over 45 years, and Whitefoord, Inc. (Whitefoord), announced its intent to merge health service operations. The merger, anticipated to be completed in early 2026, is designed to preserve Whitefoord’s legacy of providing accessible healthcare services and early childhood education while expanding health resources available to the community. 

“From our founding in 1995, Whitefoord has been committed to keeping families healthy, children learning, and communities strong,” said Craig Tindall, CEO of Whitefoord. “By merging our healthcare services with MedCura, we are ensuring that promise continues while also bringing additional resources, stability, and capacity to meet the growing needs of the families we serve.” 

Whitefoord’s early learning programming, Whitefoord Early Learning Academy (WELA), will remain a separate entity and independent childcare program. WELA will continue to provide high-quality early childhood education that prepares children for school success and to support families with accessible and affordable childcare options. 

Through this partnership, Whitefoord and MedCura will be able to strengthen healthcare delivery, improve continuity of care, and expand services to meet the pressing needs of Atlanta’s eastside residents. The merger is expected to bring greater operational sustainability while maintaining the strong community relationships and holistic approach to care that have long defined the work of both organizations. 

“This is an exciting step forward,” said Jeff Taylor, CEO of MedCura. “Together, our organizations can do more to reduce health disparities and expand access to quality care in the communities that need it most.” 

The merger is currently in process, and both organizations are working closely to ensure a smooth transition for patients, families, staff, and community partners. The merger requires approval from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). 

If approved, the combined organization will serve more than 36,000 patients annually across clinical locations, with expanded capacity to meet the growing healthcare needs not only in Southeast Atlanta but throughout the Metro area. 

During the transition period, all current clinic sites will remain open, and patients will continue receiving care from their current providers. Both organizations are working closely with HRSA and community partners to ensure a smooth and thoughtful transition. 

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[San Francisco, August 21, 2023] – DeepScribe, the leading provider of AI medical documentation solutions, is excited to announce its partnership with MedCura, an industry leading (FQHC) primary care network in the Atlanta, GA community.

With 45 years of experience providing affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services to ethnically diverse patients and their families, MedCura chose DeepScribe over competing AI solutions due to superior flexibility, documentation quality, and pricing. MedCura has found immediate success with DeepScribe and the two parties are working together closely to reduce the documentation burden, boost capacity, and achieve better clinician, patient, and commercial outcomes.

“Partnering with DeepScribe is one of the best tech decisions we’ve made in recent years,” said Clayton Knox, MedCura CFO. “DeepScribe’s eagerness to collaborate with us at the business and clinical level is allowing us to scale adoption and meet our objectives faster than we could have expected.”

“From a clinical perspective, this technology has been a game changer,” said Monique Merritt-Atkins, MD, MedCura Family Medicine practitioner and clinician champion. “My colleagues and I are providing better care, billing more completely, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.”

For DeepScribe, this partnership represents a continuing ability to satisfy both clinical and business stakeholders and deliver on multiple verticals.

“MedCura’s collaboration and honest communication has been a huge benefit to us,” said Akilesh Bapu, DeepScribe CEO and Co-Founder. “It’s allowing us to fine-tune our solution to meet their business and clinical needs and as a result, we’ve been able to unburden clinicians, while helping the business improve patient outcomes and drive more revenue, which, as an FQHC, is a huge priority.”

The current partnership has seen 100% clinical adoption within its established scope in just 6 months, and with a clinical team that conducts more than 72,000 visits across 11 locations annually, there is mutual agreement to further expand DeepScribe services.

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