Aspirus Health continues to look for merger opportunities as it works toward a combination with St. Luke’s Duluth.
The Wausau, WI-based nonprofit health system, which has 17 hospitals in northern and central Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as well as a health plan, expects to enter the Minnesota market after signing a letter of intent in July to merge with St. Luke’s Duluth. CEO Matthew Heywood talked with Modern Healthcare about the integrated health system’s growth plans, strategies to improve access in rural communities and the competitive landscape. Read more.