The new organization will be known as Aspire Rural Health System, according to a press release published Jan. 8 in local news sources Huron Daily Tribune and Sanilac Broadcasting Company. It includes Hills & Dales’ hospital, along with UnitedHealthcare Partners’ Deckerville (Mich.) Community Hospital, Marlette Regional Hospital and Heartlands Marlette Senior Living.
The deal has been in the works since November, when the two entities signed a nonbinding letter of intent to merge. Aspire Rural Health System aims to update and expand existing facilities, invest in new ones, and “maintain and enhance the immediate and long-term viability of the combined system.”
Under the final contract, Aspire will be run by one board of trustees with representatives from both Hills & Dales Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare Partners. The entities’ CEOs — Andy Daniels of Hills & Dales and Angie McConnachie of UnitedHealthcare Partners — will lead jointly through a “co-CEO model.”
The names of individual facilities will not be changed, according to the release.
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