MERGERS
Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health Announce Intent to Merge The organizations expect to finalize and sign a definitive agreement by the end of 2021 and close the merger in early 2022. “We’re excited to merge with SCL Health to usher in a new frontier for the health of communities throughout the Intermountain West and beyond,” said Marc Harrison, MD, president and CEO of Intermountain. “American healthcare needs to accelerate the evolution toward population health and value, and this merger will swiftly advance that cause across a broader geography. We’ll bring together the best practices of both organizations to do Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, UT) and SCL Health have signed a
even more to enhance clinical excel-
Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge and create a health system that provides care to patients
lence, transform the patient experience,
in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Kansas.
and support healthy lives.” “SCL Health and Intermountain are pursuing our merger from positions of
Under the LOI, while the organiza-
of SCL Health will remain in her current
strength,” said Lydia Jumonville, president
tion will be named Intermountain Health-
role during a two-year integration and
and CEO of SCL Health. “We are two
care, SCL Health’s Catholic hospitals will
serve as a board member on a new com-
individually strong health systems that are
retain their distinctive Catholic names and
bined board to ensure the integration of
seeking to increase care quality, acces-
continue to operate according to existing
the two systems.
sibility, and affordability. We will advance
practices. In addition to seven Catholic
Intermountain and SCL Health cur-
hospitals, SCL Health operates one secu-
rently provide services in adjacent areas
lar hospital in Colorado.
with no geographic overlap.
The merged health system will be
our missions and better serve the entire region together.” Both leaders reiterated that it is an
Upon completion of the merger, the
extremely busy time for everyone in
headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with
combined system will employ more than
healthcare, especially given the resurgence
a regional office in Broomfield, Colorado.
58,000 caregivers and operate 33 hospi-
of COVID-19. As the merger moves
Dr. Marc Harrison of Intermountain
tals. It will run 385 clinics across six states
forward, the organizations will continue
will serve as the president and CEO of
and provide health insurance to about one
to maintain focus on caregiver and patient
the merged organization. Lydia Jumonville
million people.
well-being as a top priority.
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