Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Health System, Chain Ready Joint Venture
Published on Fri Jan 04, 2019
Beaumont Health System in Michigan is forming a joint venture with Kettering, Ohio-based Alternate Solutions Health Network. The venture involves Beaumont selling the majority of its seven-county home health and hospice business, which would continue operation under the Beaumont Home Health name, reports Crain’s Detroit newspaper. Officials from Beaumont and Alternate, which specializes in health system joint ventures, didn’t confirm the deal to Crain’s, but multiple sources relayed the negotiations underway between Alternate management and Beaumont staff. The negotiations involved cutting salaries and benefits.
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