Michigan Hospital Systems in Merger Talks

Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System have started discussing the possibility of merging.  The combined organization would become a $6.4 billion annual revenue hospital system, with 8 hospitals, 38 medical centers, 3,600 beds, 42,000 employees, 1,900 employed physicians, 3,000 private practice physicians, and a 643,000 member health plan.

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