title: Major merger. Catholic Health East, Trinity deal stands out as hospitals, systems react to changes in healthcare.
abstract: Among the increasing number of deals that are creating larger healthcare systems across the country, the Trinity Health and Catholic Health East merger stands out for its size and scope. "In the world we live in, because of reform, we know scale matters, and we do believe that the opportunity that we see translates to synergy," says Joseph Swedish, left, president and CEO of Trinity Health.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selvam
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010414:Pennsylvania