North Bay company MetricAid and Richmond Hill Ont., Medevision, after many years of working together to provide industry-leading physician schedules, have merged and are now operating as MetricAid, and that's good news for the city.
Founded by Les Blackwell and Dr. Scott Daley in 2012, MetricAid serves emergency departments in Canada, the US, and the UK.
It started as a performance-based scheduling company focused on wait times, but quickly transformed into a full-service scheduling company.
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Lora Webb, CAO, told BayToday that the merger means more well-paying jobs for the city.
"We expect in the next six months to onboard between three to five employees. We still have to get our bearings and make sure, as we undertake the running of the other company as well. Everything is going to be done from our North Bay office under the MetricAid name."
Webb says the merger has created a buzz in the building.
"I think everybody is very excited. The growth potential from this is huge!"
"MetricAid delivers work-life balanced schedules for emergency physicians in three countries while using metrics to lower wait times and improve care for patients." says a company news release.
"Medevision, founded and operated by Dr. Rob Horvath, provides best-in-class electronic scheduling tools for physician day-to-day schedule management. Medevision services hospital departments throughout Canada and is a household name in physician scheduling."
Since 2015, MetricAid and Medevision have worked together to serve shared clients, delivering MetricAid’s preference- and performance-based service through the Medevision portal and mobile app.
“Our clients have told us for a long time that our two companies should operate as one and we agree!" MetricAid CEO, Les Blackwell explains. "Combining our software and service will create a seamless, superior experience and we are excited about how these changes will improve emergency department scheduling and the lives of our physicians, as well as the care they give to their patients”.
Dr. Rob Horvath, former president of Medevision, and now a director of MetricAid, says that MetricAid and Medevision, as one, will offer a full spectrum of scheduling services to its clients.
Clients of the merged company will have the freedom to choose from a suite of solutions that suit their workforce and better support their strategic planning.
MetricAid continues to operate out of its North Bay, 123 McIntyre St. office.
