Due diligence and merger negotiations are expected to take 6-8 months, PeaceHealth CEO Alan Yordy said, according to a story in The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore.
PeaceHealth had net patient revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2009, while Southwest had net patient revenue of nearly $500 million, according to the Register-Guard.
Read The Register-Guard’s story about merger talks between Southwest Washington Health System and PeaceHealth.