The North Dakota Attorney General has approved merger plans between MeritCare, a health system based in Fargo, N.D., and Sanford Health, a health system based in Sioux Falls, S.D., according to a report by The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
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The merger between Roger Williams Medical Center and St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island, both in Providence, R.I., has been approved by Attorney General Patrick Lynch, according to a report in the Providence Business News.
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., will break ground on a new hospital, more than two years after it was destroyed by a tornado, according to WRBL News.
AP&S Clinic and Union Hospital, both located in Terre Haute, Ind., will form Union Health System starting on Nov. 1, according to a report from WTWO News.
Palm Coast (Fla.) Surgery Center has become a part of Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast, Fla., according to a report in the Flagler News-Journal.
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Ville Platte (La.) Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center in Eunice, La., have announced plans to merge into a single health system with two campuses, according to a report by the Daily World.
Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, N.C., and WestCare Health System, based in Sylva, N.C., announced plans to merge into a single health system, according to a report by the Citizen-Times.
CMS' experiment with "bundling" orthopedic charges into one payment for both the hospital and surgeon is getting mixed reviews from physicians, but it could be the wave of the future, according to a feature in USA Today.
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Non-profit Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., has offered to purchase for-profit Carle Clinic and its subsidiary, Health Alliance Medical Plans, according to a report by the News-Gazette.