UW Medicine and PeaceHealth finalized a partnership Friday that will funnel PeaceHealth patients to the University of Washington's hospital system for more complex care.
The deal is a formal referral relationship, but doesn’t change ownership or governance for either hospital system. Money won’t be changing hands.
“As health care systems ready themselves for reform, we will continue to see a wide array of relationships between hospitals and health care systems,” said Alan Yordy, president…
UW Medicine and PeaceHealth finalized a partnership Friday that will funnel PeaceHealth patients to the University of Washington's hospital system for more complex care.
The deal is a formal referral relationship, but doesn’t change ownership or governance for either hospital system. Money won’t be changing hands.
“As health care systems ready themselves for reform, we will continue to see a wide array of relationships between hospitals and health care systems,” said Alan Yordy, president…