Samaritan, Santiam Hospital Cease Affiliation Talks

Samaritan, Santiam Hospital cease affiliation talks

After a year of due diligence and operational exploration, Samaritan Health Services and Santiam Hospital and Clinics announced Thursday their mutual decision to cease pursuit of formal affiliation, officials announced. Patient care at both organizations should not be impacted by the decision, Samaritan Health Services said through a news release.Both organizations said they will continue to look for ways to collaborate that might benefit their …

Samaritan Health’s Merger Plan goes Kaput - The Corvallis Advocate

Last year, Corvallis based Samaritan Health Services announced they would acquire Santiam Hospital & Clinics, and that they had signed what they called a definitive agreement to merge. That deal appears to be dead. “After a year of due diligence and operational exploration, Samaritan Health Services and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announced today their mutual decision to cease pursuit of formal affiliation,” said a release from Samaritan spokespe…