Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network signed an affiliation agreement with Grove City (Pa.) Medical Center, the organizations said Aug. 19.
AHN, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health, and GCMC plan to close the affiliation in the next few months, pending government approval. GCMC will become AHN's ninth hospital.
Under the agreement, AHN and GCMC will co-fund an independent Grove City Health Care Foundation, with an initial endowment of up to $30 million. In addition, GCMC will get a $40 million investment from AHN to support GCMC's clinical programs, technological assets and physical infrastructure over the next 10 years. GCMC will also go live on Epic as part of the transition.
GCMC, a small, rural hospital, has faced growing financial struggles, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the past five years, the hospital has recorded negative operating margins.