UnityPoint Health completes acquisition of MercyOne hospital
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health completed its acquisition of Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center on Sept. 1.
The hospital will now be called UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s – Downtown, according to a Sept. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. The acquisition also includes several of the hospital’s facilities.
In the coming months, clinical and administrative leadership will look for opportunities to sustain and enhance services, according to the release.
“When we announced our intention to transition ownership to UnityPoint Health in May, we knew it was the best way to sustain and enhance nonprofit healthcare in Sioux City,” MercyOne CEO Bob Ritz said in the release. “I am grateful for the hard work of the entire MercyOne team and our new colleagues at UnityPoint Health over the last several months that has brought us to this moment.”
