RML Specialty Hospital System Selects Navin Haffty as Expanse Implementation Partner

Navin Haffty is pleased to announce our selection as MEDITECH Expanse implementation consulting partner by RML Specialty Hospital of Illinois. RML is a 202-bed licensed non-profit specialty hospital with locations in Chicago and Hinsdale serving patients with catastrophic or acute illnesses complicated by multiple medical issues. Founded in 1987, RML is the largest ventilator weaning hospital in the U.S. The hospital is a recognized leader in best practices for wound care and medically complex patient rehabilitation and is the long-term acute care hospital of choice in Chicago and among leading hospitals across the nation.

RML is dedicated to individualized patient care and committed to advanced research. Its mission is to provide quality, compassionate care to patients from its referring community who suffer from prolonged, severe illness.

According to Tom Pater, RML’s chief financial officer, “RML is a long term acute care hospital serving patients with complex needs requiring longer inpatient stays. Our unique environment called for a consulting firm that was willing to invest the time to understand our needs and goals and develop a customized partnership approach to support us. Navin Haffty met this need. Further, their experience with MEDITECH Expanse is second to none. They bring a wealth of knowledge to the table, and we are excited to have Navin Haffty onboard as a trusted consulting partner supporting us throughout our journey to Expanse.”

A long time MEDITECH user, RML operates on MEDITECH Client/Server 5.67 in its two facilities. With the assistance of Navin Haffty, RML will migrate to MEDITECH’s state of the art fully integrated Expanse platform in the acute environment.