title: Meeting in the middle. Lessons from an interfaith merger.
abstract: Success stories of mergers between Catholic and non-Catholic hospitals are few and far between. Such mergers involve all of the usual complications in addition to potential conflicts of mission and control. But with the proper planning and flexibility, it's possible for such a merger to work. This case study shows you how it's done.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D002410:Catholicism; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007857:Leadership; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014341:Trustees