Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Healthcare has no plans to merge with another healthcare organization, resisting the trend toward hospital and health system consolidation, according to a Boston Business Journal report.
Cape Cod Healthcare CEO Mike Lauf told the Journal his two-hospital system doesn't have plans to expand beyond its clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women's Hospital in
Mr. Lauf said the system will focus on integrating with physicians, skilled nursing facilities and other local providers to provide coordinated care, according to the report.
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