St. Joseph officials declined to name the hospital board’s choice but the three finalists were LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, which owns Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, Md.; Ascension Health in St. Louis; and the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore.
According to the report, there is no timetable for Catholic Health to choose a partner, and the parent company is not obligated to follow St. Joseph’s recommendation.
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