The health system created through the 2013 merger of Catholic Health East and Trinity Health announced it will name itself Trinity Health.
The Livonia, Mich.-based system has operated with the working name CHE Trinity Health since the merger that combined Catholic Health East, which then owned 23 hospitals across nine states, with Trinity Health, a system that at the time owned and managed 50 hospitals in 10 states. The combined entity ended its most recent fiscal year last June with operating income of $119.6 million on revenue of $13.6 billion.
The new name sheds the acronym of the merger's smaller partner, which was formerly based in Newtown Square, Pa. Catholic Health East was originally formed in 1998.
Dr. Richard Gilfillan, Trinity Health's CEO, said the system's governing board and executives worked to define the new system's corporate identity as they developed its vision and strategy for the coming years. The system's strategy through 2020 will target physician engagement and population health and seek to leverage its diverse operations.
