“Owner Of Boise’s Saint Alphonsus Plans To Expand To 82 Hospitals”

Trinity Health, the Michigan-based owner of Saint Alphonsus Health System in the Treasure Valley, has signed a preliminary agreement with Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East to merge into a unified national health system.

The nonbinding letter of intent was announced Wednesday.

The consolidation would create a 21-state health system with 82 hospitals, 89 continuing-care facilities and home health and hospice programs. It would have more than 87,000 employees, including 4,100 employed physicians. Annual operating revenues are expected to be about $13.3 billion.

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