Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2025
Three new health systems have launched under new brands this year after clearing their respective regulatory hurdles and closing conditions.
1. Black River Falls, Wis.-based Krohn Clinic, a multispecialty group, and Black River Memorial Hospital merged to create Black River Health. The merger came in response to growing healthcare challenges with Jackson County faring worse than the average county in Wisconsin for health outcomes.
A key tenet of the partnership is maintaining the independence of each organization while working as a unified entity, which will help the health system attract new providers, offer more specialties and expand access to care.
Black River Health leadership will be shared between Dr. Clark-Forsting, who was named chief physician executive, and Mr. Selvick,...