title: Combine & conquer. Lessons learned from a Minnesota merger.
abstract: Despite the fact that the doctors at Park Nicollet Clinic brought in most of the patients at Methodist Health System's hospital, their alliance was tentative. So when the medical group decided to build a facility in order to compete with Methodist, anything could have happened. Health care organizations poised to merge can learn from their tale.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montague
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006123:Group Practice; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D008910:Minnesota; D010934:Planning Techniques