Two health systems will merge to form network of care

Tidewell Hospice is Sarasota-based Stratum’s most-recognized brand.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:55 p.m. February 26, 2020
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Courtesy. Stratum President and CEO Jonathan Fleece will serve as president of the as yet unnamed new organization. Rafael Sciullo, president and CEO of Empath Health, will serve as the CEO.
Courtesy. Stratum President and CEO Jonathan Fleece will serve as president of the as yet unnamed new organization. Rafael Sciullo, president and CEO of Empath Health, will serve as the CEO.
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SARASOTA — Empath Health and Stratum Health System have entered into formal discussions to merge the two organizations.

The move brings together two integrated networks of care that share a commitment to the preservation of their charitable missions of nonprofit hospice, home care and community-based services. The new organization will care for more than 6,000 people a day, according to a press release. 

 

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