Excela, Butler Change Name to Independence Health System
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Trib Live: After merging to create Western Pennsylvania’s third-largest health system, Excela Health and the Butler Health System have a new name: Independence Health System.
The system includes Butler, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals, with 7,300 employees and more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.
“Having the wider resources of a large medical staff and the breadth of knowledge among clinicians and staff all united inpatient care amplifies the use of best practices and evidence-based treatment in every patient encounter,” said Dr. Carol Fox, Independence’s chief medical officer.
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