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Penn State Health, Geisinger agree to transition of Holy Spirit Health System

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | July 09, 2020 Business Affairs
Following approval by the Penn State Health, Geisinger and Holy Spirit Boards of Directors and the Penn State Board of Trustees, Penn State Health and Geisinger have reached a definitive agreement for Penn State Health to replace Geisinger as the sole corporate member of Holy Spirit Health System.

Formal agreements will be finalized in the coming days with Holy Spirit expected to transition into Penn State Health in October 2020. The acquisition will include Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, its affiliated outpatient practices and urgent care centers in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and York counties, as well as the Ortenzio Heart Center and the assets of West Shore EMS.

While the University Board of Trustees, Penn State Health, Holy Spirit and Geisinger have all approved the transaction, the completed acquisition is pending final regulatory approval by the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission.

“The addition of Holy Spirit enhances Penn State Health’s ability to provide a robust network of clinical services in and around the greater Harrisburg region. Holy Spirit’s hospital, employed medical group and strong community of independent practice physicians, working in collaboration with our Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, offers consumers a strong competitive alternative for healthcare services,” said Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini. “We’re pleased we could reach agreement with Geisinger to bring Holy Spirit into the Penn State Health family. We have tremendous respect for the physicians and staff of Holy Spirit and look forward to finding new ways to help them fulfill their healing mission, strengthen relationships with their patients and meet the needs of our community.”

Geisinger has invested more than $120 million at Holy Spirit, recruited nearly 100 new providers, and added or expanded important services including trauma, stroke and diabetes care since Holy Spirit joined Geisinger in October 2014. Additionally, Geisinger Holy Spirit and Penn State Health already collaborate on neurosurgery and cardiac surgery programs.

“Our goal for Holy Spirit was always to find a way to preserve access to care and continuity of care in the Greater Harrisburg area, and we believe Penn State Health will continue to invest in and care for these communities,” said Geisinger president and CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu. “This agreement is an important next step toward maintaining healthcare choice for the area’s residents and continuing a longstanding tradition of quality, compassionate care in Cumberland County and beyond.”

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