The Commons on St. Anthony

How do you increase referrals by 80% for rehabilitation, and 36% for long-term care in eight months? The answer is careful planning.

 

How the story begins

A newly renovated skilled nursing facility in Auburn, New York opens in 2014 and expands a year later with 80 more beds for short-term rehabilitation. This is a unique marketing challenge as The Commons on St. Anthony, a part of the Loretto family of senior living services, is the coming together of the Mercy Health and Rehabilitation Center and Cayuga County Nursing Home, both of which closed for different reasons. There is much confusion in the community about those closures and then the merger with Loretto.The Commons Home page visual

Research Reveals

  • Awareness of the new name is low. The new facility is physically located on the former Mercy site and the community refers to it as Mercy.
  • Strong competition. Within a small community, there are two other primary competitors, one is part of Auburn Community Hospital where most referrals are derived.
  • The quality of care at The Commons is superior, kind, and compassionate, but relying on word-of-mouth is not going to be enough to increase admissions fast enough.
  • The renovated facility itself is a competitive advantage but more need to see it.

Our Strategy

  • Develop a comprehensive referral marketing program that informs physicians, social workers, discharge planners at area hospitals, and healthcare support agencies of our unique offering.
  • Create a consumer marketing program based on testimonials from their neighbors. Print advertising, digital marketing, and a new website foster this program. Visit www.CommonsStAnthony.org
  • Hold events at The Commons for referrers and consumers so that they can see the brand-new facility.

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Results

  • Overall hospital referrals are up 36%, rehabilitation referrals are up 88%
  • Long-term care admissions have risen to the point where additional beds have been added.
  • Comparing August to October 2015 v. 2016 referrals, we’ve experienced a steady climb from 25% to 77%.
  • The census goal for The Commons has been reached.
  • The advertising is well received and families that are featured are pleased to be part of it. Best of all, website visits are up 32% YOY.
Intro

Why you need a healthcare marketing consultant:

I bring stability to the marketing function

I bring stability to the marketing function

My proprietary process gives me insight into your business to develop unique solutions

My proprietary process gives me insight into your business to develop unique solutions

If you can’t afford a full-time marketing director

If you can’t afford a full-time marketing director but have full-time issues, me and my team can be your solution.

You don’t have to be a marketing expert, I do.

You don’t have to be a marketing expert, I do.

Hire a specialist, not a generalist. My specialty is healthcare marketing and has been for over 20 years.

Hire a specialist, not a generalist. My specialty is healthcare marketing and has been for over 20 years.

Contact

Need an hour to discuss your healthcare marketing dilemma? Call Cathy at 585.216.5766
or
email her here.

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