title: Finally, after 16 years of trying to tie the knot, Ohio city's two acute-care hospitals have put half a century of competition behind them.
abstract: It was a long, dramatic courtship. Finally, after 16 years and two frustrating tries, Springfield, Ohio's two acute-care hospitals have completed their merger, ending a half-century of competition. City leaders call the deal a testament to the two hospitals' boards and leaders. A. David Jimenez, left, an executive at Catholic Healthcare Partners, says that ultimately, it is the community that must come first.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D004465:Economic Competition; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D009820:Ohio