Here are five notes:
1. The deal isn’t the first of its kind negotiated by Christ Hospital. The hospital also signed a similar agreement with General Electric.
2. The hospital is in talks with other companies with self-funded health plans to set up partnerships for joint procedures.
3. Mazak has approximately 1,000 employees in the United States.
4. Christ Hospital’s Joint & Spine Center opened in fall 2015 and includes 12 operating rooms and 87 private inpatient rooms.
5. A nurse navigator will assist Mazak employees with selecting a physician and provide information about the procedure.
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