New regional health system serving Rhode Island and Southeastern Mass. will benefit patients and reinvest in its hospitals and communities
Lifespan, a leading healthcare system in Rhode Island, has finalized the acquisition of Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, MA, and Morton Hospital in Taunton, MA.
Today, Lifespan of Massachusetts, a non-profit organization which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lifespan, has assumed the operations of Saint Anne’s and Morton. Together these hospitals and affiliated physician practices, which currently encounter more than 300,000 patient visits annually, will work with Lifespan to build a non-profit regional healthcare organization focused on expanding access to care for all.
“First and foremost, the compassionate clinicians and teams at Saint Anne’s and Morton deserve our deepest gratitude for the care they continue to provide across Southeastern Massachusetts. Their commitment to the communities we will all serve is truly heroic,” said John Fernandez, President and CEO of Lifespan. “Together, we share a vision and will create a thriving healthcare system that benefits patients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, reinvests back into its hospitals and its people, and serves as an economic driver for the cities and towns we care for. We look forward to our continued work with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as we integrate these hospitals and practices into our system.”
With this acquisition, Saint Anne’s, Morton, and more than 3,500 employees will be fully integrated into the Lifespan system. Patients will benefit from the expanded collaboration and new system efficiencies such as a shared electronic medical record. Lifespan and the hospitals are progressing with a collaborative integration process that will take place over the course of a year and will focus on the continued delivery of seamless patient care.