Dive Brief:

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and Atlantic Health abandoned plans to merge on Monday, citing impacts of the “rapidly evolving healthcare landscape nationally.”

The New Jersey-based health systems first announced plans to combine in January last year and signed a definitive agreement to merge in June 2024.

The systems shared scant details about why the deal fell apart. However, in a joint statement issued Monday both Atlantic President and CEO Saad Ehtisham and Saint Peter’s President and CEO Leslie Hirsch called the deal’s end disappointing.

Dive Insight:

The proposed deal would have joined Atlantic’s more than 550 sites of care, including eight hospitals, with Saint Peter’s single, 478-bed hospital and other outpatient facilities.

The scuttled deal marks the secon

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