The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general partnerships took place or were announced in the past week.
1. Northwestern, KishHealth merger receives approval
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the merger of Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and KishHealth System in Dekalb, Ill.
2. Care New England, Southcoast considering affiliation: 6 things to know
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System is pursuing an affiliation with New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System.
3. Allegheny to manage ER, hospitalists at Somerset Hospital: 3 things to know
Allegheny Health Network Emergency Medicine Management, a joint venture between Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network and Emergency Medicine Physicians, a physician-owned emergency department group, agreed to manage the emergency room and the hospitalists at Somerset (Pa.) Hospital.
4. Meriter signs agreement to partner in new Wisconsin rehab hospital
Madison, Wis.-based Meriter-UnityPoint Health agreed to partner in the new UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital, also in Madison.
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