Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, N.C., is now one step closer to entering into a partnership agreement, as members of the hospital's board have voted to enter into exclusive negotiations with CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, N.C., and Vidant Health in Greenville, N.C., according to a Sun Journal report.
With a focus on signing a letter of intent, the three organizations will engage in a due diligence process over the next several months to develop the terms of their partnership agreement, according to the report.
Although partnership plans have advanced, a spokesperson from CarolinaEast told the Sun Journal, it will be several months before any definite plans on how the organizations would work together is announced.
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