title: Two Providences seek merger. Deal would create Pacific Northwest powerhouse.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Benko
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015205:Northwestern United States; D014861:Washington