Adventist Health St. Helena, the Upvalley’s only hospital, is looking for a partner to improve its financial situation, promote its services and ensure its future, reports The St. Helena Star.
Dr. Steven Herber, president of the hospital, confirmed Monday that talks are underway with “several potential partners.” “That could be up to and including changes in ownership or … membership,” Herber said. “Who is the sponsoring organization and might that change or might that be shared? All of those things are being explored.”
He declined to identify any of the potential partners due to confidentiality agreements, but he said they do not include the Catholic-affiliated Providence St. Joseph Health.
In 2019 the California attorney general’s office rejected a proposed Adventist Health/St. Joseph partnership that would have made Queen of the Valley Medical Center, St. Helena Hospital, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and seven other hospitals part of a new network. Read more.
