title: The merger of two great forces in health care.
abstract: Two university medical centers, Stanford and the University of California at San Francisco, join to preserve excellence in patient care, research and education while enhancing their already impressive market share.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mailhot
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D002140:California; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans