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November 10, 2009

Mercy Health Partners and Tyler Memorial announce merger

By Andrew M. Seder aseder@timesleader.com
Times Leader Staff Writer
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TUNKHANNOCK TWP. – Faced with the potential that Wyoming County’s only hospital could close its doors, Tyler Memorial sought ways to prevent that from happening. The solution was announced Tuesday afternoon.

Tyler Memorial and Mercy Health Partners announced a partnership that will take effect Jan. 1. Mercy Health Partners will assume the obligations, resources and personnel of Tyler, making the new entity, Mercy Tyler, a member hospital of Cincinnati-based Catholic Healthcare Partners. Locally it joins Mercy Hospital, an acute care hospital in Scranton, Mercy Special Care Hospital in Nanticoke, and three outpatient centers located in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

Established in a converted hotel in Meshoppen in 1948, Tyler Memorial Hospital was the result of a grassroots community effort to create a hospital in the region. It moved to its current location in Tunkhannock Township in 1965. It has 58 beds and 39 active physicians on a staff of 330.

Tyler spokeswoman Gladys Bernet said it was too early in the process to discuss any staff changes but said as of today there were no plans to reduce staff on Jan. 1.

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