St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., and Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, N.Y., have agreed to enter exclusive negotiations for a potential affiliation, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Lewis County General received affiliation offers from five total organizations before choosing St. Joseph's, according to the report. Terms of the transaction with St. Joseph's were not disclosed.
Both parties will now work toward a definitive agreement, which is expected to take at least six months. The deal would also require regulatory approval.
Last October, St. Joseph's, a 431-bed independent hospital, ended affiliation discussions with Livonia, Mich.-based CHE Trinity Health for undisclosed reasons.
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