title: Samaritan Health Center: an ecumenical merger.
abstract: The consolidation of a Protestant and a Catholic hospital has resulted in the first interfaith health care facility in the United States. While the obstacles to merger for hospitals with separate boards of directors and staff are many, the possibilities for success are enhanced by the Christian viewpoints the hospitals espouse.
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002835:Christianity; D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D006075:Governing Board; D006268:Health Facilities; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008824:Michigan; D014505:Urban Population