Five of the group’s physicians resigned or retired prior to the merger, and the health system plans to replace them with primary care providers. The group previously included a number of specialists, but now plans to move away from that model, according to the report.
SIHF does not plan to change the name of Weber Medical Clinic, according to a hospital spokesperson.
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