Endeavor Health and Rush announce plan to merge systems
The two Chicago-area health systems would combine into one, with Endeavor providing a $1 billion investment, pending regulatory approval.
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What happened
Endeavor Health, which runs Highland Park Hospital, and Rush University System for Health announced plans on Wednesday to merge into a single integrated academic health system. The combined network would include 12 hospitals and more than 400 care sites across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, serving more than 2 million patients. The unified system will operate under the Rush name, and Endeavor will provide an incremental $1 billion investment.
Why it matters
The merger would create the largest health system by hospital count in the Chicago area, in a fragmented and competitive hospital market. Joining forces could give the two systems a leg up, if regulators approve.
Timeline
- Oct 14, 2:46 PM ET: Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health announced plans to merge into a single integrated academic health system.
- Oct 15, 11:33 AM ET: A Chicago-area nurses union called for service protections amid the merger announcement.
- Oct 16, 8:00 AM ET: Endeavor said it will establish a $1 billion fund for community health, clinical advances and academic medicine and research as part of the merger.
Coverage
- Rush, Endeavor to merge, creating the largest health system in Chicago (modernhealthcare.com)
- Chicago area nurses union calls for service protections amid Rush, Endeavor health systems merger (shawlocal.com)
- Rush, Endeavor to merge into Illinois powerhouse (Rebecca Pifer Parduhn)
- Endeavor Health, Rush University System announce plans to merge (dailynorthwestern.com)
- Endeavor Health and Rush University System of Health to merge (healthcarefinancenews.com)
- Endeavor Health and Rush plan merger that would create the Chicago area’s largest health system by hospital count (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Rush University System for Health, Endeavor Health unveil 12-hospital merger (fiercehealthcare.com)
- Rush University System and Endeavor Health announce merger, making them largest health system in Chicago (CBS News)
- Major Chicago-area health systems Endeavor, Rush University announce plans to merge (nbcchicago.com)
- Endeavor Health, Rush announce proposed merged healthcare system (https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/elvia-malagon)
- Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health announce plans to merge (chicagotribune.com)
- Rush, Endeavor to merge, creating the largest health system in Chicago (chicagobusiness.com)
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