Officials from Central Washington Hospital and Wenatchee Valley Medical Center voted to move forward with plans to form a foundation that would manage both facilities.

Officials say they hope to see more seamless, efficient and cost effective care with this opportunity.

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This merge would prevent patients from needing to transition between one system at the hospital and another system at the clinic.

Central Washington Hospital COO, John Hamilton tells us how it could affect patients who see multiple specialists for various reasons.
 

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The proposal would create a single board of directors who would oversee both entities, and would then make it easier to provide a higher level of team care with more ease for providers to communicate with one another.