BREAKING NEWS-POSTED 3:45PM

Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic and the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center have reached an agreement to affiliate. In an announcement made today, the hospitals announced that a definitive agreement was reached to join together under a common local parent organization. The process of studying a possible combination began in September, 2007. The agreement will allow both hospitals to go forward in seeking regulatory approval. The affiliation could be completed by year end. No further details will be released from either hospital.
The Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is a 159-bed acute care facility, and sponsored by the Daughters of Charity and affiliated with Ascension Health. Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic is a 200-bed facility, in operation since 1895.