BUTLER – Butler Health System, which includes Clarion Hospital, and Westmoreland County-based Excela Health, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine the two organizations into a new health system.
Following a letter of intent announced in early June, the definitive agreement is the legally binding agreement that sets out the details of the transaction. BHS and Excela will now move forward with the necessary state and federal regulatory approvals, which are expected to be completed by the end of the year, according to a BHS press release.
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