YORK, Maine — York Hospital announced Thursday that it is seeking approval to expand its partnership with MaineHealth and become part of the MaineHealth system.

Hospital officials said the process could take more than a year and will involve multiple steps.

York Hospital, an independent nonprofit facility licensed for 79 beds, has been serving the community since 1906. Its medical staff of more than 275 physicians provides care at the main campus in York and at 10 community sites across southern Maine and New Hampshire, York Hospital said in a press release.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system that operates a Level 1 trauma center, eight additional hospitals, pediatric and behavioral health services, and home health and senior care programs. The system employs rough

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