Baylor Scott & White To Combine With Memorial Hermann

DALLAS, TX — Baylor Scott & White Health and Memorial Hermann Health System, two of the most comprehensive not-for-profit health systems in Texas, have agreed to merge. Both hospitals serve more than 30 counties and employ more than 73,000 people, the hospitals stated in a news release Monday.

Baylor Scott & White Health was founded as a Christian Ministry more than 100 years ago while Memorial Hermann has served the Greater Houston area for more than 110 years.

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"This is about two mission-driven organizations – both committed to making safe, high-quality healthcare more convenient and affordable – building something transformative together,” Jim Hinton, CEO, Baylor Scott & White Health, said in the news release. “We must lead the change in our industry, while insisting we continue to fulfill our unwavering commitments to meeting the needs of all Texans.”

Combined, both systems include 68 hospital campuses, more than 1,100 care delivery sites, nearly 14,000 employed, independent, and academic physicians who record 10 million patient encounters annually, the news released stated. Both systems are now involved in a period of negotiations, due diligence, and the standard regulatory review processes. A definitive agreement is anticipated to be complete in 2019, the news release said.

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Photos via Baylor Scott & White Health and Memorial Hermann Health System