UAB to take over Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System [Video]

SHERRI. ALL RIGHT JASON. WELL UAB HEALTH SYSTEM BRANCHING OUT ACQUIRING ASCENSION SAINT VINCENT’S IF APPROVED THAT WOULD INCLUDE HOSPITALS IN BIRMINGHAM PELL CITY ONEONTA AND CLANTON NOT TO MENTION OTHER FACILITIES AND CLINICS. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU TONIGHT. AND FIRST WE WANT TO GET OUT TO WVTM 13. LISA CRANE WITH THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. YEAH, THIS IS A HUGE MOVE BY UAB HEALTH SYSTEMS, WHICH WAS ALREADY THE LARGEST IN THE STATE. AND ONCE THIS DEAL GOES THROUGH, IT WILL MAKE UAB’S MEDICAL FOOTPRINT EVEN LARGER. NOW UNDER THE DEAL ANNOUNCED TODAY UNDER THAT AGREEMENT APPROVED TODAY, UAB WILL TAKE OVER THE FIVE SAINT VINCENT’S HOSPITALS AS WELL AS THE 119 CAMPUS. THE TRUSSVILLE FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ASCENSION IMAGING CENTERS AND CLINICS. UAB LEADERS SAY THEY’LL PAY ASCENSION $450 MILLION FOR ALL OF THOSE SAINT VINCENT PROPERTIES. THE UAB HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD VOTED TO …