Our Company

Brief Overview of Vantage ®

Vantage® is a partnership among non-profit community hospitals. Started in 1984, Vantage's mission is to develop partnership services, formally structured with commitment to share risk and revenue. The partnership meets the needs of the initiating organization and then forms a for-profit company to bring the service to the general marketplace. Positive returns and self-supporting operations are expected. The Vantage® goal is to create savings and increase shareholder value. In July 2002, Vantage® combined several of its companies into the Vantage® Holding Company, LLC.

Vantage ® Key Point Message Model

WHO WE ARE:
Vantage® Holding Company, LLC is a for-profit company forming partnerships to support and provide quality health care services..
WHAT WE DO:
The Vantage® Business Model is partnering with non-competing health care organizations to capture profits from services currently being outsourced.
HOW WE DO IT:
Vantage® successfully implements partnerships by identifying health care opportunities in markets having an interest in new technology, growth, and profitability.

The Vantage® Mission
The Mission of Vantage® is to provide increased shareholder value through creating and managing health care business ventures.

The Opportunity
Vantage® uses a systematic process that allows a better use of scarce resources by partnering. The Vantage® sense of partnering is a formal commitment and an investment. A return on this investment is expected. This provides owners with the opportunity to create its future alongside the best hospitals as partners.

Vantage ® Family of Companies

Vantage® Care Apothecary The Leader in Institutional Pharmacy Services

Vantage® Care Apothecary is a “closed door pharmacy” providing services to long-term care facilities, personal care homes, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, behavioral health facilities, Pace programs and correctional facilities. This Vantage® service is customized to each facility depending on the regulatory requirements, licensure and the individual needs of those served.
Vantage® Health Group Telecommunications Next Generation Telecommunications Services

Savings from telephone service cost and increased technology are the main goals of Health Group Telecommunications. HGT provides services to its healthcare entities including; local telephone services, long distance, voice over IP, pagers, cell phones, T-1 lines, internet connections, and all other telecommunications and data needs.
Vantage® Healthcare Linen Services State-of-the-Art Laundry Service for Hospitals and Healthcare Insitutions

Vantage® Healthcare Linen Services was created in 1995 as a partnership among hospitals to control the rate of inflation in the laundry service industry and to provide consistent quality. VHLS is providing quality linen at competitive prices. Since 1995, VHLS's quality service has expanded its customer base beyond owner hospitals, to surgery centers, long-term care facilities, oncology centers, and other healthcare providers. This facility is fully computerized providing top quality, cost-effective laundry services.
Vantage® Healthcare Network, Inc® A Joint Planning Company of Communtiy Hospitals providing Quality Health Care Services

This is a for-profit corporation which is the manager of Vantage® limited partnerships and joint ventures.
Vantage® Home Infusion Therapy Services Hospital Owned Expertise from the Regional Leader in Home IV Therapy

This comprehensive home infusion program includes all needed therapies such as: Anti-Infectives, Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Chemotherapy and Pain Management. IV provides a high quality service to patients and savings for hospitals. Savings to the hospitals occur when patients are discharged on time and services can be provided in the home.
Vantage® Home Medical Equipment & Services Respiratory and Medical Equipment at Home

This comprehensive home care provider serves patients who receive home medical equipment, including home oxygen, diabetic footwear, pediatric/infant therapy, a full line of wound care therapy, diagnostic sleep services and a wide range of other home products. Wound care is a formal program coordinated with the patient's physician to deliver cost effective wound therapy. Sleep studies have been developed into a convenient patient service to diagnose and treat sleep disorders. With retail locations throughout Northwest Pennsylvania, Vantage® Home Medical Equipment & Services serves thousands of patients annually. Vantage® is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which is the national accrediting body for health care delivery organizations. Quality and service are foremost in Vantage®'s mission statement.
Vantage® Capital Management, Ltd. Developing Investment Opportunities for Healthcare

Vantage® Capital Management is an investment opportunity for physicians, nursing homes, and other health care organizations to invest in existing and future Vantage® programs. The Management Company raises capital for these new programs consistent with the guidelines and regulations established for healthcare service investment.
Vantage® Mobile Services Providing Quality MRI, Lithotripsy, PET/CT, and other Diagnostic Mobilt Services for Facilitites and Orgnaizations

Vantage® Mobile Services provides patient and quality focused, cutting edge services in a mobile setting enabling customers the ability to offer the latest technology. Through the collaborative effort of Vantage® Mobile Services and our customers, the latest technology can be introduced into your community in a cost effective and quality manner.
Vantage® Preferred Provider Organization A PPO for Self-Funded or Fully Insured Employee Health Benefit Plans

Originally formed in 1985, and re-established in 2000, the Vantage® PPO is a comprehensive regional network of hospital, physicians and ancillary providers. These providers agree to offer their services in an affordable structure, in conjunction with self-funded as well as fully insured health benefit plans.
Vantage® Document Services, Ltd. We're in the Business of Making Sure Your Business Privacy is Maintained

Vantage® Document Service offers certified destruction of paper documents and other types of media records such as film and microfiche. VDS is comprehensive, economical, and can be implemented on-site or off-site at our secure shredding facility. This service is affordable, time saving and HIPAA compliant, providing a certificate of destruction certifying the time and date the material was destroyed.

Vantage® Sleep Diagnostic Services Specializing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders

Through hospital based and free standing sleep centers, Vantage® Sleep Diagnostic Services and Industrial Sleep Services provides a comprehensive clinical based program to diagnose and treat sleep disorders through fixed and portable sleep testing.

Vantage® Quality Institute Health Care Quality Improvement

Vantage® hospitals join together and share information with hospitals of similar size to improve quality.
Vantage® Real Estate Investment Company, Ltd. Managing Healthcare Properties for Future Growth and Development

Vantage® Real Estate Investment Company, Ltd. offers an affordable solution to healthcare organizations that need assistance maintaining current properties or developing new ones.
Vantage® Urology Services, Ltd. Physician Joint Ventures for Quality and Cost Effective Services

Vantage® Urology Services, Ltd. is a limited partnership for lithotripsy service; whereby, this joint venture with Vantage® provides an opportunity for urologists to share equipment and other services that represent the latest and highest quality care for their patients.
Vantage® Wound Care Services  

Vantage®offers a formal wound care program coordinated with the patient’s physician to delivery cost effective wound therapy.