HonorHealth will assume operations of several Steward Health Care facilities in Arizona as a Senate committee weighs whether to hold Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in contempt.
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based health system agreed to operate the locations during an interim transition period starting Wednesday. It anticipates taking full operational ownership in October, pending regulatory approval, a spokesperson for HonorHealth said.
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HonorHealth is now handling daily operations for Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, St. Luke's Hospital in Tempe, Florence Hospital, Steward Mesa Hospital's emergency department and several outpatient physician practices, all in Arizona.
The HonorHealth spokesperson declined to share the names of the outpatient practices or how many the health system would operate.