Jefferson & Lehigh Valley Health Network Reach Definitive Merger  

Pennsylvania health systems Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network entered a non-binding letter of intent to combine. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.;

The systems would create a regional system with integrated operations, identity and clinical care. The agreement is expected to close in summer 2024, pending regulatory approval.;

If the deal were approved, it would combine Philadelphia-based Jefferson’s hospital system with Lehigh’s 13 facilities to form a 30-hospital system. The combined system would have over 700 sites of care and over 65,000 employees.;;;

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