Becker's Healthcare December 31, 2025
Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth will acquire Freeport, Ill.-based FHN, a 100-bed hospital with eight outpatient facilities, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The affiliation received approval from the Illinois attorney general, allowing the organizations to move forward with closing on Dec. 31. Upon completion, FHN will be renamed Mercyhealth FHN. The hospital’s board of directors approved the affiliation agreement in September.
“[Mercyhealth] saw a lot of potential to grow their market share, but also to grow FHN’s potential — our services and our people, and our own market share,” FHN President and CEO Mark Gridley said in a Dec. 31 news release. “They saw the potential to grow FHN and Mercyhealth as a regional medical center, not just keep the doors open, but...
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