{"id":7450,"date":"2025-10-25T10:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T10:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=7450"},"modified":"2025-10-25T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T10:56:09","slug":"agreement-signed-to-acquire-commonwealth-health-area-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=7450","title":{"rendered":"Agreement signed to acquire Commonwealth Health area hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made Friday afternoon by Tenor Health Foundation on the purchase of the three area hospitals in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\nPENNSYLVANIA, USA \u2014 A possible new owner for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/article\/news\/local\/lackawanna-county\/commonwealth-health-announces-hospital-sales-lackawanna-luzerne-scranton-wilkes-barre\/523-718fdfd3-019f-4d1d-9d44-f29720a64387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commonwealth Hospitals in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\nTenor Health Foundation announced in a news release that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the health system, which includes Regional Hospital and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and the associated clinics and outpatient centers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti released a statement on the hospital sale, saying the following:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>Our goal has always been to keep the doors of Regional and Moses Taylor Hospitals open, and to keep the dedicated staff employed. After months of conversations with Tenor, and with Gov. Shapiro\u2019s administration, state representatives, and community foundation leaders, I am cautiously optimistic that this sale means we will continue to have quality healthcare right here in Scranton.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>We will do what we can to support Tenor as they seek the licenses and the financing they need to maintain and improve the hospitals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>Scranton is the beating heart of NEPA and it is critical that the city remains a healthcare hub for our residents, and for all of NEPA<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Congressman Rob Bresnahan commented on the purchase agreement, saying the following in a statement:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>I am encouraged by this positive step toward ensuring continuity of care for our community. These hospitals are essential to Scranton and the broader region, not only as providers of critical health services, but as major employers and anchors of our local economy. My team and I will continue to work closely with all local, state, and federal leaders involved to help bring this agreement across the finish line and ensure that quality, accessible care remains available to everyone in Northeastern Pennsylvania<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The transaction still must undergo review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;We are grateful to community leaders for engaging with us as well as the medical staff and hospital staff who continue to provide the much-needed services for these hospitals,&#8221; said Radha A. Savitala, Chief Executive Officer, Tenor Health Foundation, in the statement. &#8220;We look forward to continuing to engage with all key stakeholders to ensure a seamless acquisition and transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Tenor Health Foundation operates another hospital in Pennsylvania near the Ohio border.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/article\/news\/local\/agreement-signed-to-acquire-commonwealth-health-area-hospitals-luzerene-lackawanna-county\/523-30660803-f025-46c1-80dc-0faa50b4b13c\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement was made Friday afternoon by Tenor Health Foundation on the purchase of the three area hospitals in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. PENNSYLVANIA, USA \u2014 A possible new owner for Commonwealth Hospitals in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. 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