Integration & Physician Issues

Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital, part of the Wyoming Valley Health Care System, has acquired Intermountain Medical Group, a multispecialty practice, according to a news release by the health system.

A recent national employer survey has found more than 45 percent of all and 52 percent of large employers want to develop accountable care organizations, according to a Midwest Business Group on Health news release. The online survey was conducted…

Appleton (Wisc.) Cardiology Associates has integrated with Appleton-based ThedaCare, effective Dec. 31, 2010, according to a ThedaCare news release.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based St. Joseph Mercy Health System has completed its acquisition of Michigan Heart, a cardiology practice based in Superior Township, Mich., according to a AnnArbor.com report.

UnitedHealthcare will help fund a new accountable care organization to start this year at Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center. CMS also plans to fund the ACO, which was designed by the Brookings Institution and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and…

Four Detroit hospital system CEOs are pushing for the development of a master plan that would promote coordination of services between several nonprofit health organizations that act as a safety net for Michigan residents, according to a Crain's Detroit Business…

Valinda Rutledge was named CEO of Gaston County, N.C.-based CaroMont Health System, parent of Gaston Memorial, in Aug. 2009, resigning her previous position as CEO of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville, S.C,  part of the national Bon…

Heart and Vascular Institute of Florida South in St. Petersburg, Fla., will merge with Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., effective Sunday, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.

Family Medicine Clinic of Sibley, Iowa, will join Avera Medical Group network and be owned by Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, both in Sioux Falls, S.D., according to an Avera news release. The transaction is effective Jan. 1.…

Detroit Medical Center, which is expected to be acquired by Vanguard Health Systems tomorrow in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, will pay $30 million to the government for improper financial relationships it had with physicians, according to a CNBC…