Care New England is Moving Towards Deal with South Coast Health Systems

Monday, November 16, 2015

GoLocalProv News Team

 

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In a move that will shake-up healthcare in Southern New England, Care New England may be merging with Southcoast Health Systems in a deal that will expand the RI healthcare giant deep into Massachusetts.

Any agreement will face regulatory review in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Any merger or significant affiliation would be a blow to Lifespan and put additional pressure on Newport Hospital, according to senior healthcare experts. Southcoast has been aggressively marketing to the East Bay of Rhode Island and Aquidneck Island over the past couple of years. Newport Hospital is an affiliate of the Lifespan system.

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Care New England owns and operates Women and Infants, Kent, Butler Hospitals as well as a number of other affiliates.

According to the press release, "If the two health systems come together, the new organization would become one of New England’s largest not-for-profit health care systems dedicated to the advancement of population health, the delivery of community-based care and a commitment to academic medicine. It would encompass eight hospitals, an expansive network of ambulatory sites, two established Accountable Care Organizations, more than 1,700 aligned physicians and providers, a continuation of the academic relationship Care New England currently enjoys and the educational relationship Southcoast currently enjoys with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and the responsible stewardship of charitable assets."

Southcoast Health System is a community based health system with "multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island."

South Coast includes the three hospitals  — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

“In most every respect,” commented George W. Shuster, chairman of the Care New England Board, “Southcoast represents the best possible choice in enabling us to move forward strengthening quality, transitioning to population health, improving the value proposition, finding the right structural and cultural fit for both organizations, and maintaining our valued relationships with key academic, provider and organizational partners. We believe this partnership will truly be a win for our community.”

Both are not profit-hospital groups. According to Southcoast:

Charlton Memorial Hospital: 1885
St. Luke's Hospital: 1884
Tobey Hospital: 1938

Southcoast Hospitals Group: June 9, 1996 (Merger of the 3 hospitals)

Service Area

Population: 717,505 people
Communities: 33
Coverage Area: 928.5 square miles

Southcoast Health is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island.

UPDATED 3:44 PM

 

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