Southwestern Vermont Health Care and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center are planning a merger that could be completed by March, according to officials from both facilities, the Manchester Journal reports.
Tom Dee, SVHC’s president and chief operating officer, sent an email to employees in late November recently disclosing the general plan, calling it “exciting news.”
“The SVHC Board of Trustees unanimously approved and authorized the signing of our integration agreement with Dartmouth Health, permitting SVHC to become the newest member of its system,” Dee wrote. “Over the next 90 days, both organizations will be meeting with state officials and regulators, so we can officially close on the agreement.”
Dee told employees that the organization would hold town meetings on the merger. Read more.
