OHSU, Legacy Health to merge, shaking up Willamette Valley health care landscape
Two of the Willamette Valley's largest health care systems are merging, a business move that will likely have dramatic impacts on both patients and providers — though it’s not clear yet just what those will be.
Leaders at Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health announced they have signed a non-binding letter of intent. Officials at both institutions declined to comment beyond what they released in a joint statement.
The letter of intent is the first step in a complicated business transaction that will lead to Legacy’s hospitals and care centers becoming part of OHSU, a state-run hospital system and medical school.
“OHSU and Legacy have a strong history of collaboration, and because of that, we know that together we can vastly improve and expand access to health care and preventative medicine,” Kathryn Correia, Legacy’s president and chief executive officer, said in a video statement. “This next step will enable us to anchor Oregon and Southwest Washington as a national and global leader in patient and community-focused health care, health and science education and innovative research.”
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This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: OHSU, Legacy Health to merge
