Under the proposed agreement, both hospitals will retain their own identities, but operations will be consolidated under a new parent company, with a single board of directors, according to the report.
The Berger Commission, a state panel aimed at streamlining healthcare in New York, recommended the two hospitals explore a partnership in 2006. The hospitals were unable, however, to reach an agreement.
Last year, St. Joseph’s explored a merger with d Guthrie Healthcare System in Sayre, Pa., but called off the deal due to uncertainties about reimbursement and the economic climate.
Read the Star Gazette report on the St. Joseph and Arnot Ogden merger.
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