Healthcare DIVE November 23, 2022
Susan Kelly

Dive Brief:

  • Two Wisconsin-based hospital operators, Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health, said they expect to complete their previously announced merger on Nov. 30. It is the second merger of Midwest health systems in the spotlight this month, after South Dakota-based Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis last week announced plans to merge.
  • The agreement creates an 11-hospital system with more than 100 local clinics across Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, southeastern Minnesota and northeast Iowa. The nonprofits said they expect the merger to allow them to offer patients access to more resources and a broader network of services that will improve care.
  • While they are combining operations, the organizations will retain their current headquarters — Gundersen is based...

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