Facing opposition, Indiana hospitals pause merger plans
Chief Healthcare Executive November 26, 2024
Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital are withdrawing their merger application with state officials. Union Health plans to file a new application in the future.
Facing public concerns, two Indiana hospital systems are pausing their merger plans, with hopes of eventually still coming together.
Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, both based in Terre Haute, have been working on a merger for more than a year. On Monday, Union Health said it is withdrawing the merger application with state officials.
Union Health said the system plans to file a revised Certificate of Public Advantage with the Indiana Department of Health in hopes of winning the approval of state officials.
“Recognizing the COPA process is a very complex, innovative...