The London Clinic and Northwestern Medicine are teaming up for a strategic international collaboration that seeks to expand both organizations' commitments to advancing healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes.

WHY IT MATTERS

The London Clinic is one of the U.K.’s largest independent charitable organizations. Al Russell, CEO of the London Clinic, called the partnership with the Chicago-based health system a "defining moment" in the independent hospital's history.

"Not only have we found a partner that shares the same not-for-profit values, but one with the scale that will give our charity access to the resources we need." 

While the clinic said it will draw on Northwestern’s healthcare innovation, technology experience and research to improve patient outcomes and increase its community impact, the nonprofit academic health system said it is also seeking to build partnerships with other international healthcare organizations.

In addition to a shared commitment to expanding community outreach and access to care, the collaborators will combine clinical expertise to deliver better care through innovative and advanced treatment and share best practices to optimize operational efficiencies.

THE LARGER TREND

Northwestern Medicine has leveraged cutting-edge technologies in its focus to improve clinical decision-making and increase access to care. 

Through partnerships with Dell's AI Innovation Lab and Dell Technologies, the health system has helped to develop artificial intelligence to advance the practice of medicine in working to develop generative multimodal large language models that can be integrated into hospital workflows, such as evaluating chest X-rays.

"When we think about what AI can do, we don't just see the technology itself; we see the many patients and lives it will positively impact," Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi, Northwestern's medical director of advanced technologies, said in a statement in August.

ON THE RECORD

"Driven by our Patients First mission, we believe this strategic collaboration has the potential to redefine patient care and accelerate our ability to learn and share from a like-minded organization with an exceptional reputation for clinical care," said Dr. Howard Chrisman, Northwestern's president and CEO, in a statement. 

"Leveraging the expertise of both organizations will enhance our collective ability to implement innovative healthcare solutions and drive breakthrough research for the betterment of all patients."