While the deal has not been completed, Methodist, which is jointly owned by HCA and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, created a corporate entity called Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio last month, according to the report.
The potential merger is part of a nationwide trend of physician practices, especially cardiology practices, integrating with health systems.
Read the San Antonio Express-News report on Methodist Healthcare System.
Read about other recent cardiology practice acquisitions at Memphis’ Methodist Le Bonheur and Kansas City’s St. Luke’s.
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