Group Health is one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the region, providing a continuum of care for more than 200,000 patients each year. Since 1974, our growing staff of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other qualified medical professionals has provided care in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics and 18 specialties. Most of our offices offer: 

 

• Extended hours

• On-site pharmacy

• Physical therapy

• X-ray, ultrasound and more

 

Our full-service centers also provide patients access to primary care doctors and specialists under one roof. Group Health is built on a successful medical-center model supported by smart technologies, under the direction of physician leadership, and backed by the strength of the region’s leading healthcare system, TriHealth. In addition, doctors see patients at several locations, including Good Samaritan Hospital. Group Health also accepts most major insurance plans. So if your insurance plan changes, you might not have to change your doctors.

 

Eight offices means care where you need it

Group Health makes health care convenient by maintaining eight offices throughout Greater Cincinnati. 

 

Leaders in technology

Electronic medical records aren’t a new concept for Group Health: We started using the premier computerized records system in 2000. This system puts your files at your doctor’s fingertips – at any Group Health location at any time. The electronic system also helps doctors make referrals instantly, helping patients get the care they need quickly. As part of the TriHealth family, that technology is also available at Good Samaritan and Bethesda North hospitals.

 

Part of TriHealth, Bethesda North, Good Samaritan

In 2005, Group Health joined forces with TriHealth, owner of Good Samaritan and Bethesda North hospitals. The partnership has resulted in significant efficiencies through the shared use of resources, including payroll, human resources, information technology support and purchasing. This reduces overhead costs.

 

As a large system with physician-driven groups, TriHealth is well-positioned for success in a dynamic healthcare marketplace, providing the ideal environment for improving quality, efficiency, cost and driving change that improves care. TriHealth is nationally recognized as one unified health system of physicians, hospitals and communities working together to help you live better. 

 

Excellence at all levels

As one of the region’s largest multi-specialty groups, we:

 

• Excel in patient-centered medical and surgical care

• Strive to be the leader in applying technology to improve patient care

• Operate on a foundation of proven quality

• Offer full-service, multi-specialty medical centers

• Remain a community leader in service excellence

• Set the standard in the region for quality medical care, cost-effective delivery and service excellence.

 

The year was 1973, and the health care climate in Cincinnati was relatively stagnant, except for the radical vision of one man.

Paul Young, the vice president of planning for Hospital Care Corporation, now known as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, had a dream to provide prepaid health care to area residents.

 

Sister Grace Marie Hiltz of Good Samaritan Hospital liked the idea. Good Samaritan and Hospital Care Corporation (HCC) loaned $1 million each to put the idea in motion; the loans were later repaid.

 

Dr. John McSweeney was contracted by the hospital to be the new group’s medical director. He recruited three physicians from other practices:

 

• Dr. Leo Smyth, internist

• Dr. Joseph Speier, family practitioner

• Dr. Marvin McClellan, pediatrician

 

The group, with Dr. McSweeney as president, called themselves Health Maintenance Physicians (HMP), and set up shop in the third floor of the building at 2915 Clifton Ave. On April 1, 1974, the physicians began providing care for members of Health Maintenance Plan (also known as HMP), the new managed care plan offered by HCC.

 

As managed care began to evolve, Health Maintenance Physicians became the foundation of managed care for Community Mutual Insurance Company (CMIC), a Blue Cross and Blue Shield company, later to become Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

 

In 1980, as the group continued to expand, the name was changed to Group Health, distinguishing the health care group from the health insurance plan. Until 1987, Group Health was the only provider group for HMP. To gain additional independence from Community Mutual, Group Health began accepting other insurance plans in the late 1980s.

 

After expanding to Springdale in 1978, Group Health opened offices in Kenwood and Anderson in 1985. In 1988, a Western Hills center opened. In 1996, Group Health established a Mason office, followed by a Finneytown center the next year. In 2010, Group Health moved and expanded its Mason office, moving into the Mason Community Center and joining the City of Mason and TriHealth to create a Partnership in Wellness. Group Health also expanded its presence in Western Hills by opening a center for specialties in the Good Samaritan Medical Center-Western Ridge.

 

The interest in using technology to manage more efficiently began in 1992 when Group Health implemented computerized scheduling and billing. In 2000, Springdale was the first center to go live on EpicCare, the premier state-of-the art electronic medical records system. In 2009, the Springdale office again explored new territory as a participant in the Patient-Centered Medical Home model project, which was designed to revolutionize family medicine and internal medicine practices. In 2010, Group Health put electronic medical records in the hands of patients through MyChart, an Internet-based tool.

 

Today, Group Health takes care of Greater Cincinnati with 130+ doctors in 18 specialties and primary care at eight offices. And they continue to grow, with plans to break ground in December 2010 for a new Clifton center.