1. Northwestern, KishHealth merger receives approval
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the merger of Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and KishHealth System in Dekalb, Ill.
2. Care New England, Southcoast considering affiliation: 6 things to know
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System is pursuing an affiliation with New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System.
3. Allegheny to manage ER, hospitalists at Somerset Hospital: 3 things to know
Allegheny Health Network Emergency Medicine Management, a joint venture between Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network and Emergency Medicine Physicians, a physician-owned emergency department group, agreed to manage the emergency room and the hospitalists at Somerset (Pa.) Hospital.
4. Meriter signs agreement to partner in new Wisconsin rehab hospital
Madison, Wis.-based Meriter-UnityPoint Health agreed to partner in the new UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital, also in Madison.
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