SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Beacon Health System is set to expand its footprint in southwest Michigan after agreeing to buy four hospitals, 35 outpatient clinics and an ambulatory surgery center in the region.
The South Bend-based healthcare system says it has signed an agreement to acquire Ascension Healthcare System. The merger is expected to close this summer.
The hospitals include:
- Ascension Borgess Hospital (Kalamazoo)
- Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital
- Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital (Dowagiac)
- Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital (Plainwell)
While Beacon didn’t go looking to grow in Michigan, officials liked what they saw when Ascension — who is getting out of the state altogether — approached them about the opportunity…