Dignity Health merges with Catholic hospital giant CHI
(WorldNews Health)

Dignity Health, the company that operates the local Mercy, Methodist and Memorial hospitals, announced Thursday that it will be merging its operations with Colorado`s Catholic Health Initiatives, creating a hospital system that will employ roughly 159,000 employees at hospitals and clinics in 20 states. After the merger, which requires regulatory approval, the new health system will be run by CEOs of both companies: CHI´s Kevin E. Lofton and Dignity´s Lloyd Dean. In a videotaped message to employees, the two men said they will have separate responsibilities but...