Providence Health & Services has agreed to take over St. Joseph Health, creating a $20 billion-plus healthcare system with more than 50 hospitals in seven states. The two organizations — based in Renton, Wash., and Irvine, Calif., respectively — share a common Catholic heritage.
Hospitals & Health Networks reports that Providence has been a pioneer in drawing in talent and leadership from companies like Amazon and Salesforce.com to help transform the consumer experience and core clinical operations.
In this article Providence and St. Joseph leaders discuss a Providence system devoted to frequently disrupting itself to address clinical and reimbursement challenges.
