Johns Hopkins Health System and Suburban Hospital Healthcare System announced their plan to merge Friday; a deal officials expect to be completed early in the fall.
Both companies say the change would help them address health care reform, offer health care in a more efficient way and provide better access to patients for health care.
If the transaction is completed and implemented as planned, the Montgomery County-based SHHS will become a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of JHHS. Suburban will retain its name. The merger is not expected to change Suburban’s day-to-day operations or its leadership.
Democrat Roger Berliner, District 1 Representative to the Montgomery County Council, said the county will benefit from the merger.
“I am confident that combining Johns Hopkins’ national reputation for excellence with Suburban’s historic commitment to high-quality patient care and community involvement will accrue to the benefit of our county,” he said in a statement.
The AP contributed to this report.
