Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, a 373-bed facility in California, and 131-bed UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital declared their intent to form a strategic affiliation.
Officials said the organizations will share resources and academic, clinical and research expertise to provide high quality pediatric care to patients in southern California. The alliance will also allow both institutions to advance their pediatric specialty care programs by adding outpatient facilities, among other initiatives.
The organizations also announced their plan to collaborate with UC Irvine Health in Orange County, Calif., to expand their pediatric residency and medical education programs. UC Irvine Health has maintained a long-standing pediatric residency and teaching affiliation with Miller Children's & Women's.
The financial terms of the affiliation, if any, were not disclosed.
Miller Children's & Women's is a part of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Health System, while UCLA Mattel Children's is a part of UCLA Health.