Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health completed the merger of the two companies on November 1, creating the largest Catholic Health system in Illinois.
During the approval process, AFSCME highlighted discrepencies in nurse staffing and pension benefits between the two systems. AFSCME urged the two parties to adopt the policies and practices that will help ensure the best healthcare to the new system's patients and and the most secure retirement plan for employees.
Resurrection and Provena announced earlier the organizational structure of the new system that will result from the merger. Current RHC CEO Sandra Bruce will be the new system's CEO and current Provena CEO Guy Wiebking will become chair of the board of directors for the new system. The religious orders that currently serve on the sponsorship boards of the two systems will continue to serve as sponsors of the new system. Both Provena and Resurrection will continue to operate individually but will both be under the direction of the new organization.