Lodi (Calif.) Health has signed a letter of intent to form an affiliation with Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, according to a report from The Record.
Adventist will provide Lodi Health with a financial boost and create a local advisory board to offer input on decisions, according to the report. Additionally, the affiliation will give Lodi Health access to a state-of-the-art EHR system.
The two healthcare organizations will now collaborate to reach a definitive agreement and have indicated the transaction will probably close in the first quarter of 2015, pending regulatory review, according to the report.