Redeemer Health, a Montgomery County, PA, Roman Catholic nonprofit that has reported five straight years of operating losses, wants to form what it called a “strategic partnership” for its hospital in Meadowbrook and its physician practices, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
It’s not clear what Redeemer means by the pursuit of a strategic partnership — which comes a decade after a proposed merger with Abington Health was called off amid controversy over the the intention to stop abortions at Abington.
Sometimes health systems talk about “strategic partnerships” and mean little more than cooperation in selected service lines, experts say. It could be that Redeemer is seeking a stronger alliance to help it withstand the financial challenges it has had as a small, independent system. Read more.
