Butler Health System & Excela Health… Now Independence Health System
Butler Health System and Excela Health today announced that their newly combined organization is Independence Health System. “Last June, two like-minded, independent health systems announced their intent to come together with the goal of creating a new and distinct healthcare choice for patients in western Pennsylvania,” said Ken DeFurio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Independence Health System. “On January 1 of this year we successfully formed the new organization. Independence Health System has a breadth and depth of services that make it indispensable to our patients and physicians.” Independence Health System includes Butler, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals…
