Repository

Rochester Regional Health Archives

Collection

Rochester Regional Health Corporate

Identifier

2018.001

Dates

1847-2008, bulk 1983-2008

Extent

59.0 Linear feet (140 boxes)

Language

eng

Document Type

Finding Aid

Abstract

Rochester Regional Health (RRH) is currently one of two large, multi-hospital healthcare organizations serving the Rochester, NY area. As such, RRH is also one of the region's largest employers. This collection documents the evolution of RRH through a process of hospital mergers, reorganizations, and expansion of services that began in 1984 with the founding of Rochester Health Care, Inc. (RHC) and continues through the merger of RHC with The Genesee Health System in 1994 and subsequent restructuring and rebranding throughout the late 1990s/early 2000s. Records in the collection reflect efforts at planning and coordinating regional services, managing affiliate resources, and streamling the provision of efficient and effective care. The collection also documents the response of the healthcare system to a changing healthcare environment, including financial difficulties that led to the closure of two hospitals within the system, Genesee Hospital in 2001 and Myers Community Hospital in 2003. Materials in the collection include minutes, contracts, board materials, affiliation agreements, and documentation of legal issues involving the healthcare system. The bulk of the materials were created by the parent corporate organization, and so focus on the system as a whole rather than on individual hospitals and affiliate providers, which may have their own dedicated collections.

Disciplines

Archival Science | Health Sciences and Medical Librarianship

Additional Information

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged into seven record groups, with each record group further divided into series and subseries. The record groups are:

1. Board of Directors records 2. ViaHealth affiliate organization Board of Directors records 3. Miscellaneous meeting minutes 4. Documentation of health system mergers and corporate restructuring 5. Legal and regulatory records 6. Miscellaneous administrative records 7. Contracts

At the series or sub-series level, records are arranged chronologically unless otherwise noted.

Terms of Access and Use

Much of this collection is open to researchers; however, access to certain portions of the collection are restricted. In some cases this is due to HIPAA law, which requires that patient information be protected for a period of 50 years. Limited access to restricted portions of the collection may be granted with the permission of Rochester Regional Health administration.

Rights

Publication Information: Rochester Medical Museum and Archives June 2018

Administrative Information

Finding aid prepared by Amie Alscheff using the Archivists' Toolkit, September 23, 2018, Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Publication Date

9-28-2018

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