Butler Health System has taken the next step forward in a merger with another regional healthcare system based out of Westmoreland County.
Friday morning, officials announced that a legally binding definitive agreement has been entered into with Excela Health to combine the two entities into a new health system. This follows the announcement of a letter of intent in June and a period of due diligence.
According to Butler Health System, the new system will oversee five different hospitals—including Butler Memorial Hospital and Clarion Hospital.
The newly formed organization would also serve a population of around 750,000, employ around 7,300 people and have over 1,000 doctors and practitioners.
Details regarding the administrative team and new system name will be announced at a later date.
Final state and federal regulatory approvals are expected to be completed around the end of this year at which time the merger becomes finalized.
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