Owner Of Southwest General Hospital Entering Into Merger

Texas Public Radio | By Wendy Rigby

Published May 19, 2017 at 10:43 AM CDT

This is part of a huge mural in the lobby of San Antonio's Southwest General Hospital.

The healthcare company that runs San Antonio’s Southwest General Hospital is entering into a merger agreement to merge with another company.

Iasis Healthcare owns the the San Antonio hospital and 17 others.

The merger with Steward Health Care will create one of the largest private for-profit hospital operators in the U.S.

Southwest General will become one of that company’s 36 hospitals in ten states as part of Steward.

The merger will take place in the third quarter of this year.

The company that owns San Antonio's Southwest General Hospital is merging with another company to become one of the largest private for-profit hospital systems in the country.

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Wendy Rigby

Wendy Rigby is a San Antonio native who has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. She spent two decades at KENS-TV covering health and medical news. Now, she brings her considerable background, experience and passion to Texas Public Radio.

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