Yakima Valley Memorial in Washington State signed a letter of intent to explore joining the MultiCare Health System, reports the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Memorial officials said the two organizations will conduct a due diligence process over the next two months to determine if the merger would advance both organizations’ missions, expand local access to health care and improve the quality of care for the Yakima Valley community.
Headquartered in Tacoma, MultiCare is a not-for-profit, secular health care system established in 1882. It is the largest locally owned health system in the state, and its network of care includes 11 hospitals and hundreds of clinics in both the Puget Sound and Inland Northwest region.
The potential relationship would build upon a 2021 partnership between the two organizations to help expand oncology services in Yakima County. Read more.
