The proposed merger would establish a nine-hospital system, including a behavioral health hospital. People close to the hospital disclosed the talks to Crain’s.
In the past few years, NorthShore has grown to a six-hospital system with the acquisition of Northwest Community Healthcare, a single-hospital system based in Arlington Heights, Ill., and the 312-bed Swedish Hospital in Chicago. NorthShore’s proposed merger with Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care fell through in March 2017.
Both hospitals didn’t immediately respond to Crain’s request for comment.
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