GREENSBURG, Pa. —

A Western Pennsylvania-based hospital group will join the West Virginia University Health System.

The deal announced Wednesday would bring Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals in Westmoreland County, Butler Memorial Hospital and Clarion Hospital under the WVU Medicine brand beginning next fall. Advertisement

The hospitals are currently part of Independence Health System, which was formed by the merger of Excela Health and Butler Health System in January 2023.

"As part of the agreement, the WVU Health System will commit $800 million over the next five years to modernize Independence Health System's hospitals, including the Butler Memorial Hospital emergency room and the Westmoreland Hospital campus; grow clinical services; and expand access to high-quality care

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